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  1. adjective Of, relating to, producing, or operated by electricity: electric current; an electrical appliance.
  2. adjective Of or related to sound created or altered by an electrical or electronic device.
  3. adjective Amplified by an electronic device: an electric guitar.
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  • This may be because, of the three alternatives—electric, turbine, and steam—only the electric is a true zero-pollution device, and therefore a final answer. —  THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE POWER PLANTS
  • In other words, it's essentially been waiting for the electric-car market to take off for nearly two decades. —  GigaOM Network
  • Slide 3: Pollutants and their sources • Sulphur Dioxide: raw materials, including crude oil, coal, and ore that contains common metals like aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, and iron --- electric utilities • Nitrogen Oxide: fuel is burned at high temperatures --- motor vehicles, electric utilities, and other industrial, commercial, and residential sources • Lead: motor vehicles, industrial sources, metal processing (producing lead), waste incinerators and lead-acid battery manufacturers. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • If I need to take my kid to the ER and shell a large amount of money so that he'll have an eye tomorrow, I shouldn't have to call the electric company to get them to stop the payment so I can do it. —  freshnews.org - most clicked links
  • If it says a check is to be to my electric company by the 15th and it isn't, THE BANK calls the electric company and explains the situation, then deposits any late fees into my account. —  freshnews.org - most clicked links
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  1. New Latin ēlectricus, deriving from amber, as by rubbing, from Latin ēlectrum, amber, from Greek ēlektron.

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  1. = French électrique = Spanish eléctrico = Portuguese electrico = Italian elettrico (cf. D. G. elektrisch = Danish Swedish elektrisk), from New Latin electricus, from Latin electrum, amber (representing electricity): see electrum. First used by Gilbert, “Vim illam electricam nobis placet appellare” (De Magnete (1600), ii. 2, p. 47).
 

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