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Antonyms for more electric

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-lek-trik
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɛk trɪk


Definition of more electric

Origin :
  • 1640s, first used in English by physician Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682), apparently coined as Modern Latin electricus (literally "resembling amber") by English physicist William Gilbert (1540-1603) in treatise "De Magnete" (1600), from Latin electrum "amber," from Greek elektron "amber" (Homer, Hesiod, Herodotus), also "pale gold" (a compound of 1 part silver to 4 of gold); of unknown origin.
  • Originally the word described substances which, like amber, attract other substances when rubbed. Meaning "charged with electricity" is from 1670s; the physical force so called because it first was generated by rubbing amber. In many modern instances, the word is short for electrical. Figurative sense is attested by 1793. Electric toothbrush first recorded 1936; electric typewriter 1958.
  • adj charged; energetic
  • adj energetic
Example sentences :
  • Liszt was incontestably the more artistic, the more vibrant, the more electric.
  • Extract from : « Franz Liszt » by James Huneker
  • The more heat the more electric force, and the quicker our task.
  • Extract from : « The Doings Of Raffles Haw » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • There was never a jollier, more electric companion de voyage than Dr. Talmage during the whole of his trip.
  • Extract from : « T. De Witt Talmage » by T. De Witt Talmage
  • More electric light, and cases of ammunition enough for an army corps!
  • Extract from : « With Haig on the Somme » by D. H. Parry
  • With one or more electric metronomes, it seems no longer necessary to have recourse to this means.
  • Extract from : « The Orchestral Conductor » by Hector Berlioz
  • When the railway which has so long been contemplated is at last constructed, more electric power will be needed.
  • Extract from : « Kashmir » by Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
  • There were more electric bulbs and mirrors in Mary's shop than in any three houses in Green Valley.
  • Extract from : « Green Valley » by Katharine Reynolds

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