electrical

UK /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/ US /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

Related to electricity (or electronics)

For our final example let us finish the problem posed in the introduction to this chapter. The ideas and formulas needed will be familiar to electrical students, and would be handy for nonelectricals to know as well.

noun

An electrical engineer.

Collocations

ADJ.

disastrous, familiar, personal, sensitive, used

The electrical wiring in our old house had become a serious fire hazard.

VERB + ELECTRICAL

am, avoid, causing, fire, fork, inserting, manufactures, studying

I am avoiding the electrical socket because water spilled on the floor.

ELECTRICAL + NOUN

appliance, appliances, device, equipment, goods, grid, impulses, outlet

The electrical appliances in our kitchen stopped working when the power went out.

PREP.

during, from, in, into, on, without

The house lost power during the electrical storm last night.

ADV.

away, immediately

The electrician fixed the faulty wiring and the power came back immediately.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated

electric

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

For our final example let us finish the problem posed in the introduction to this chapter. The ideas and formulas needed will be familiar to electrical students, and would be handy for nonelectricals

Wiktionary

Lightning is an electrical phenomenon.

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Tom is an electrical engineer.

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The electrical appliance must have been damaged in transit.

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The company manufactures electrical goods.

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Sharks are sensitive to electrical impulses as well as sound.

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