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electrical en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English -al English electrical From electric + -al.

Meanings

  1. Related to electricity (or electronics)
    • electrical engineering for the design of electrical appliances
    • 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. 2011, Paul A. Calter, Michael A. Calter, Technical Mathematics, page 275:

Forms

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most electrical Degree=Sup lexicographic
more electrical Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

nonelectrical · non-electrical

Deriveds

electrical resistance · electrical fence · electrically · electrical contact · electrical tape · electrical energy · electrical engineer · electrical polarity · electracy · electrical breakdown · electrical treeing · electrical bus · electricality · electrical impedance tomography · electrical installation · electrical system · electrical wiring · electrical discharge machining · pulseless electrical activity · electrical conductance · electrical current · electrical polyspermy block · electricalize · electrical circuit · electricalness · electrical engineering · electrical field · electrical inductance · electrical storm · electrical fault

Hyponyms

magnetoelectrical · thermoelectrical · geoelectrical · mechanoelectrical · pyroelectrical · cerebroelectrical · topoelectrical · hydroelectrical · neuroelectrical · piezoelectrical · myoelectrical · morphoelectrical · dermatoelectrical · bioelectrical · chemoelectrical · unelectrical · flexoelectrical · isoelectrical · magnetelectrical · photoelectrical · transelectrical

Relateds

electromechanical · electric

electrical en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English -al English electrical From electric + -al.

Meanings

  1. An electrical engineer.

Forms

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electricals Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

nonelectrical