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# electricity

noun (electricity — uncountable)

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

## Everyday

1. A kind of energy that flows through wires and powers lights, machines and devices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#m1)
2. The supply of this energy to homes: "The electricity went off." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#m2)
3. Also natural: lightning and static electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, electricity flows in a closed circuit; batteries and power stations make it; metals conduct electricity, plastic and rubber do not (insulators). In safety: never poke things into sockets; keep water away from electrical things; don't fly kites near power lines; stay away from fallen wires. Phrases: static electricity, turn off the electricity, save electricity, power cut.

### Examples

- Lamps use electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#x1)
- Never touch plugs with wet hands — water carries electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#x2)
- Electricity flows through the wire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#x3)
- Lightning is a kind of electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#x4)
- Turn off lights to save electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#x5)
- Metals let electricity pass through. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#x6)
- The storm cut off our electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#x7)
- Rub a balloon to make static electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#x8)
- It flies nineteen million times faster than the best race-horse; and yet electricity is quicker still. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/electricity/#x9)

### Note

Uncountable: "electricity", not "an electricity". Adjective: "electric" or "electrical". Electricity from a socket can kill; batteries are much safer but don't put them in your mouth.

## On Mova

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