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# electric

adjective (electric)

«electric» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Electric means using or working by electricity, like an electric kettle or electric car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#m1)
2. Electric means made by electricity, like an electric shock or an electric current. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#m2)
3. Electric can describe a very exciting feeling: «The atmosphere was electric». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on electricity, an electric circuit needs a power source (battery), wires and a complete loop for a bulb to light. In safety, electric shocks from sockets, damaged wires, power lines and water near electric things can kill; keep electric things away from the bath and sink, and never fly kites near power lines. Phrases: electric shock, electric car, electric guitar, electric current, electric fence, electric eel.

### Examples

- Our new car is electric. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#x1)
- The electric kettle switches off by itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#x2)
- Never touch a broken electric cable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#x3)
- He got an electric shock from the old toaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#x4)
- We made an electric circuit with a battery and a bulb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#x5)
- Don't use electric things near water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#x6)
- The farm has an electric fence to keep cows in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#x7)
- The crowd was electric at the final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#x8)
- Our aunt had an electric wire from the theatre to her room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/#x9)

### Note

Electric = working by electricity (an electric heater). Electrical is very similar and is used for general things (electrical equipment, an electrical fault). Electricity is the noun. An electric eel can give a real shock.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «electric» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electric/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«electric» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/electric.html) on Mova free.