English noun: electricity |
1. | electricity (phenomenon) a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons |
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| Broader (hypernym) | physical phenomenon |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | current electricity, dynamic electricity, galvanism, hydroelectricity, photoelectricity, piezo effect, piezoelectric effect, piezoelectricity, static electricity, thermoelectricity |
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| Domain category members | alternating, amplification, direct, earth, galvanic, ground, high-tension, hot, inductive, live, low-tension, low-voltage, multiphase, outlet box, polyphase, transposition, voltaic |
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2. | electricity (phenomenon) energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor |
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| Samples | They built a car that runs on electricity.
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| Synonyms | electrical energy |
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| Broader (hypernym) | energy, free energy |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | AC, alternating current, alternating electric current, DC, direct current, direct electric current, signal |
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3. | electricity (feeling) keen and shared excitement |
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| Samples | The stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it.
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| Broader (hypernym) | stir |
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