Antonyms for electric
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-lek-trik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɛk trɪk |
Definition of 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 energetic
- He heard the hum and clang of an electric car off through a chestnut grove.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Behind him, like an electric force pushing him on, the outlaws watched his steps.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- Reassured, he drew out an electric torch and set it glowing.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Among my other activities, I wired the parlor for electric light.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- A red mist spread between him and the line of electric lights.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The night was hot and an electric fan hummed in a far corner.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Then, placing his finger on the electric button, he added: "What will you drink?"
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- He also investigated there the laws of electric signals in submarine cables.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- Anthony flashed his electric torch over it, and we saw the grain of deal.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- By now he realized that he had been scrutinized by the aid of an electric hand-lamp.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
Synonyms for electric
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