electricity
US: /ɪˌɫɛkˈtɹɪsəti/
UK: /ɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
electricity /ilek'trisiti/- danh từ
- điện, điện lực
- static electricity: tĩnh điện
- magnetic electricity: điện tử
- positive electricity: điện dương
- negastive electricity: điện âm
- điện học
- điện, điện lực
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [U] a form of energy from charged ELEMENTARY PARTICLES, usually supplied as electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving machines, etc: a waste of electricity + The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply to the house).
2 [U, sing.] (written) a feeling of great emotion, excitement, etc.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
excitement, verve, energy, tension, tenseness, fervency, intensity, ardour; vibrations:
I could feel the electricity between us.
Collocation
ADJ.
high-voltage, low-voltage | mains | static | off-peak
We run the washing machine at night because off-peak electricity is much cheaper.
VERB + ELECTRICITY
generate, produce | provide, supply
The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population.
| conduct
Metals conduct electricity well.
| be powered by, use | cut off, disconnect
Her electricity was cut off when she didn't pay her bill.
| save
I switched the light off to save electricity.
ELECTRICITY + VERB
flow
Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit.
ELECTRICITY + NOUN
bill
Insulating your house could cut your electricity bill by half.
| charges, costs, prices
a 10% drop in electricity prices
| meter | board, company, industry | supply | grid
The village will soon be connected to the national electricity grid.
| consumption, demand | generator | pylon | cable, line, wire
Concise dictionary
‚ɪlek'trɪsətɪnoun
+a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
+energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
+keen and shared excitement
