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Electricity

Noun

Définitions

1.NounOriginally, 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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounThe study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.
"He took up the job of studying electricity in college."
3.NounA feeling of excitement; a thrill.
"Opening night for the new production had an electricity unlike other openings."
4.NounElectrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators.
"This heater draws more than a thousand watts of electricity."
5.NounElectrical energy, as supplied by power stations or generators.
"Last year this portion of the grid consumed more than a thousand megawatt-hours of electricity."
6.NounThe supply of electricity, as a utility.
"Electricity bosses set to make record profits."
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