electrical

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Etymology

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Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

New Latin ēlectricusbor.

English electric

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English electrical

From electric + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

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Adjective

electrical (comparative more electrical, superlative most electrical)

1. Related to electricity (or electronics)

   Antonyms: non-electrical, nonelectrical

   • 2011, Paul A. Calter, Michael A. Calter, Technical Mathematics, page 275:

     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.

Hyponyms

• bioelectrical
• cerebroelectrical
• chemoelectrical
• dermatoelectrical
• flexoelectrical
• geoelectrical
• hydroelectrical
• isoelectrical
• magnetelectrical
• magnetoelectrical
• mechanoelectrical
• morphoelectrical
• myoelectrical
• neuroelectrical
• photoelectrical
• piezoelectrical
• pyroelectrical
• thermoelectrical
• topoelectrical
• transelectrical
• unelectrical

Derived terms

• electracy
• electrical breakdown
• electrical bus
• electrical circuit
• electrical conductance
• electrical contact
• electrical current
• electrical discharge machining
• electrical energy
• electrical engineer
• electrical engineering
• electrical fault
• electrical fence
• electrical field
• electrical impedance tomography
• electrical inductance
• electrical installation
• electricality
• electricalize
• electrically
• electricalness
• electrical polarity
• electrical polyspermy block
• electrical resistance
• electrical storm
• electrical system
• electrical tape
• electrical treeing
• electrical wiring
• pulseless electrical activity

Related terms

• electromechanical
• electric

Translations

electric — see electric

Noun

electrical (plural electricals)

1. An electrical engineer.

   Antonym: nonelectrical

Scots

Adjective

electrical (comparative mair electrical, superlative maist electrical)

1. electrical