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(lk"trk), Elec"trical (-trkal)} a.[L. electrum amber, a mixed metal, Gr. 'h°lektron; akin to 'hle°ktwr the beaming sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. lectrique. The name came from the production of electricity by the friction of amber.] 1. Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing, derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an electric spark. 2. Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as, an electric or electrical machine or substance. 3. Electrifying; thrilling; magnetic. "Electric Pindar." Mrs. Browning. Electric atmosphere, or Electric aura. See under Aura. Electrical battery. See Battery. Electrical brush. See under Brush. Electric cable. See Telegraph cable, under Telegraph. Electric candle. See under Candle. Electric cat (Zol.), one of three or more large species of African catfish of the genus Malapterurus (esp. M. electricus of the Elec"tric (), n.(Physics) A nonconductor of electricity, as amber, glass, resin, etc., employed to excite or accumulate electricity. スポンサード リンク
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