English Dictionary

electricity

/ˌiːlekˈtɹɪsɪti/

noun

Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.

Electricity is a form of energy that is produced by the flow of electric charge.

意味（1）

Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.

Again, the concretion of Ice will not endure a dry attrition without liquation ; for if it be rubbed long with a cloth, it melteth. But Cryſtal will calefie unto electricity ; that is, a power to attract ſtraws or light bodies, and convert the needle freely placed.

意味（2）

(physics) The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.

意味（3）

A feeling of excitement; a thrill.

Opening night for the new production had an electricity unlike other openings.

意味（4）

Electric power/energy as used in homes etc., supplied by power stations or generators.

Householders could one day be producing as much electricity as all the country's nuclear power stations combined, thanks to the revolutionary application of a device developed in the early 19th century.