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electrical

adjectivenouncommon in dialogue

  • //ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl//

Related to electricity (or electronics)

adjective

  1. 1

    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.

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.

noun

  1. 1

    An electrical engineer.

Forms

plural
electricals
comparative
more electrical
superlative
most electrical
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