Electric
adjective
Related to or running by electricity.
She uses an electric toothbrush every morning.
Often appears as...
- electric car
- electric stove
adjective
Exciting as if by electric shock.
The atmosphere was electric when the band came on stage.
Often appears as...
- electric atmosphere
- electric performance
noun
A type of popular dance music characterized by synthesized sounds and a fast beat.
He's really into electric music these days.
Often appears as...
- electric beat
- electric rhythm
Usage tips
Modern
adjective
Producing a quick or sharp sudden sensation.
Her touch sent a sudden electric shock through him.
Often appears as...
- electric shock
- electric touch
adjective
Related to or running by electricity.
She uses an electric toothbrush every morning.
Often appears as...
- electric car
- electric stove
adjective
Exciting as if by electric shock.
The atmosphere was electric when the band came on stage.
Often appears as...
- electric atmosphere
- electric performance
noun
A type of popular dance music characterized by synthesized sounds and a fast beat.
He's really into electric music these days.
Often appears as...
- electric beat
- electric rhythm
Usage tips
Modern
adjective
Producing a quick or sharp sudden sensation.
Her touch sent a sudden electric shock through him.
Often appears as...
- electric shock
- electric touch
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Technological Devices
Used when referring to gadgets and appliances that use electricity.
Her new electric blender makes smoothies in seconds.
Pro Tip 2/2Energy Source
Refers to something powered directly by electricity, not batteries.
The electric lawnmower is corded and needs an outlet.
Pro Tip 1/2Technological Devices
Used when referring to gadgets and appliances that use electricity.
Her new electric blender makes smoothies in seconds.
Pro Tip 2/2Energy Source
Refers to something powered directly by electricity, not batteries.
The electric lawnmower is corded and needs an outlet.
Pro Tip 1/2Technological Devices
Used when referring to gadgets and appliances that use electricity.
Her new electric blender makes smoothies in seconds.
Pro Tip 2/2Energy Source
Refers to something powered directly by electricity, not batteries.
The electric lawnmower is corded and needs an outlet.
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This is the reason organisms can't be simply sparked back to life once they've already died. We can pump air into someone's lungs, but it won't do much good if the many other processes involved in the respiratory cycle are no longer functioning. Similarly, the electric shock from a defibrillator
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the deepest of which are known as slow-wave sleep and rapid eye movement. EEG machines monitoring people during these stages have shown electrical impulses moving between the brainstem, hippocampus, thalamus, and cortex,
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How to control someone...
and you're probably wondering, I just said I'm going to record from your brain, what am I doing with your arm? Well, you have about 80 billion neurons inside your brain right now. They're sending electrical messages back and forth, and chemical messages. But some of your neurons right here in your motor cortex are going to send messages down when you move your arm like this.
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
This reward system is a series of electrical and chemical pathways across several different regions of the brain. It's a complicated network, but it helps answer a single, subconscious should I do that again? That warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you taste Grandma's chocolate cake? That's your reward system saying,
Video examples
At what moment are you...
This is the reason organisms can't be simply sparked back to life once they've already died. We can pump air into someone's lungs, but it won't do much good if the many other processes involved in the respiratory cycle are no longer functioning. Similarly, the electric shock from a defibrillator
Video examples
What happens during a...
Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery, can help keep the heart attack from getting worse. In the emergency room, doctors can diagnose a heart attack. They commonly use an electrocardiogram to measure the heart's electrical activity
Video examples
How To Levitate PIPE The...
This means that an electric current can move through a superconductor without slowing down and barely leaking any energy away, meaning, it could go pretty much forever. There's only one problem, the vast majority of superconductors only really work at a temperature
Video examples
How do solar panels...
So is it possible that one day the world could be completely reliant on solar energy? To answer that question, we first need to examine how solar panels convert solar energy to electrical energy. Solar panels are made up of smaller units called solar cells.
Video examples
Is radiation dangerous?...
Electromagnetic radiation is pure energy consisting of interacting electrical and magnetic waves oscillating through space. As these waves oscillate faster, they scale up in energy. At the lower end of the spectrum, there's radio, infrared,
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The benefits of a good...
the deepest of which are known as slow-wave sleep and rapid eye movement. EEG machines monitoring people during these stages have shown electrical impulses moving between the brainstem, hippocampus, thalamus, and cortex,
Video examples
Why modern renewable...
solar power is scaling up faster than cellphones for six years running half the world's editions of electric generating capacity have been renewable and the fastest-growing parts have been
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Electromagnetism 101 PIPE...
matter, and the world as we know it together. Electromagnetism is a branch of physics that studies the interactions between electric and magnetic fields. All matter has an electric charge
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
The X is an amazing car, but we kind of got carried away with the art and technology. Obviously, you want great art. You want great technology. But we did get a little distracted from our mission, which was to advance the cause of electric vehicles. And it probably delayed us a little bit with the Model 3 as well.
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Trini Lopez
Mexican Musician
I've had an ambition to be somebody since I was 13 years old because I wanted to help my family. I wanted to hurry and grow up so I could make enough money to buy my father a big car and my mother a beautiful home with an electric washing machine and all those things she used to see in the newspapers.
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Mary Lou Jepsen
American Businesswoman
I didn't want to be an electrical engineer. But I did want to go to college. And they said they'd help me pay for it if I'd major in electrical engineering.
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Jochen Zeitz
German Businessman
When it came to the discussion about would Harley do an electric bike, I said, 'Absolutely - this is a no-brainer.' Let's define the sound of the future.
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Lisa Su
Taiwanese Businesswoman
Electrical engineering, particularly at MIT, was the hardest major, so I said, 'You know, how about we try that and see how it goes.
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John Densmore
American Musician
I like driving at least a part-time electric car because there's nothing coming out of the tailpipe. That's very important to me.
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A. S. Byatt
English Novelist
Books that change you, even later in life, give you a kind of electrical shock as the world takes a different shape.
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Hardwell
Dutch Musician
The Indian audience is so passionate, they know all the tunes and love to party. The atmosphere is always electric.
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Alexandra Paul
American Actress
I had never been able to get a car that said how much I cared about the environment until I drove electric.
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Shweta Tiwari
Indian Actress
I have to look after my life, my kids, their school, their doctor, my house, my phone and electric bills.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
The X is an amazing car, but we kind of got carried away with the art and technology. Obviously, you want great art. You want great technology. But we did get a little distracted from our mission, which was to advance the cause of electric vehicles. And it probably delayed us a little bit with the Model 3 as well.
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Trini Lopez
Mexican Musician
I've had an ambition to be somebody since I was 13 years old because I wanted to help my family. I wanted to hurry and grow up so I could make enough money to buy my father a big car and my mother a beautiful home with an electric washing machine and all those things she used to see in the newspapers.
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Mary Lou Jepsen
American Businesswoman
I didn't want to be an electrical engineer. But I did want to go to college. And they said they'd help me pay for it if I'd major in electrical engineering.
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Jochen Zeitz
German Businessman
When it came to the discussion about would Harley do an electric bike, I said, 'Absolutely - this is a no-brainer.' Let's define the sound of the future.
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Lisa Su
Taiwanese Businesswoman
Electrical engineering, particularly at MIT, was the hardest major, so I said, 'You know, how about we try that and see how it goes.
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John Densmore
American Musician
I like driving at least a part-time electric car because there's nothing coming out of the tailpipe. That's very important to me.
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A. S. Byatt
English Novelist
Books that change you, even later in life, give you a kind of electrical shock as the world takes a different shape.
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Hardwell
Dutch Musician
The Indian audience is so passionate, they know all the tunes and love to party. The atmosphere is always electric.
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Alexandra Paul
American Actress
I had never been able to get a car that said how much I cared about the environment until I drove electric.
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Shweta Tiwari
Indian Actress
I have to look after my life, my kids, their school, their doctor, my house, my phone and electric bills.
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