English > electricity: 3 senses > noun 1, phenomenon| Meaning | A physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons. |
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| Category of | alternating | (of a current) reversing direction |
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| amplification | (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current |
| direct | (of a current) flowing in one direction only |
| ground, earth | A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
| high-tension | subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage |
| hot, live | Charged or energized with electricity |
| inductive | Arising from inductance |
| low-tension, low-voltage | subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage |
| multiphase, polyphase | Of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle |
| outlet box | (electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system |
| transposition | (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance |
| voltaic, galvanic | pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action |
| Narrower | dynamic electricity, current electricity | A flow of electric charge |
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| galvanism | electricity produced by chemical action |
| hydroelectricity | electricity produced by water power |
| photoelectricity | electricity generated by light or affected by light |
| piezoelectricity, piezoelectric effect, piezo effect | electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt) |
| static electricity | electricity produced by friction |
| thermoelectricity | electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple) |
| Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
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| Spanish | electricidad |
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| Catalan | electricitat |
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| Adjectives | electric, electrical | using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity |
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| electrical | relating to or concerned with electricity |
| photoelectric | of or pertaining to photoelectricity |
| Verbs | electrify | equip for use with electricity |
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| electrify | charge (a conductor) with electricity |
