electric
Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricityOf, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
» He likes to take electric devices apart.
Er nimmt gerne elektrische Geräte auseinander.
Ему нравится разбирать электроприборы.
Йому подобається розбирати елекроприбори.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
An electric oven needs an electric socket.
elektrisch
электри́ческийelektríčeskij, электро-elektro-
електри́чнийelektrýčnyj, електро-elektro-
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
(not comparable)Of or relating to an electronic version of a musical instrument that has an acoustic equivalent.
elektronisch, elektrisch
(figuratively, not comparable)Emotionally thrilling; electrifying.
elektrisierend
affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
Examples
320 sentencesHe likes to take electric devices apart.
Йому подобається розбирати елекроприбори. — deniko
ruЕму нравится разбирать электроприборы. — odexed
deEr nimmt gerne elektrische Geräte auseinander. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This clock is electric.
Цей годинник електричний. — Walentinio
ruЭти часы электронные. — paul_lingvo
An electric current can generate magnetism.
Електричний струм може генерувати магнітне поле. — aandrusiak
ruЭлектрический ток может порождать магнитное поле. — odexed
deEin elektrischer Strom kann Magnetismus erzeugen. — Dejo
I bought an electric car.
Я купив електромобіль. — deniko
ruЯ купил электромобиль. — odexed
deIch kaufte mir ein Elektroauto. — Esperantostern
My brother bought an electric guitar.
ruМой брат купил электрогитару. — jonnywalker
deMein Bruder hat sich eine elektrische Gitarre gekauft. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
First attested in c. 1646 in a publication by Thomas Browne. From New Latin ēlectricus (“eFirst attested in c. 1646 in a publication by Thomas Browne. From New Latin ēlectricus (“electrical; of amber”), from ēlectr(um) (“amber”) + -icus (“adjectival suffix”); from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”); related to ἠλέκτωρ (ēléktōr, “shining sun”), of unknown origin (see which for more). The Latin term was apparently used first with the sense electrical in 1600 by the English physician and scientist William Gilbert in his work De Magnete.
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling:galvanicgalvanizinggalvanising
- using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity:electrical