electrical

American  

[ih-lek-tri-kuhl] / ɪˈlɛk trɪ kəl /

adjective

1. electric.

2. concerned with electricity.

   an electrical consultant.

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electrical British  

/ ɪˈlɛktrɪkəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or concerned with electricity

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Other Word Forms

• electrically adverb
• nonelectrical adjective
• nonelectrically adverb
• preelectrical adjective
• preelectrically adverb
• unelectrical adjective
• unelectrically adverb

Etymology

Origin of electrical

electric + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Leal wants answers about everything from potential health hazards and impacts on the local water supply to whether the fire department is equipped to handle a large-scale electrical blaze.

From Los Angeles Times

While power plants are generally considered to be civilian infrastructure, current and former U.S. military officials said that an adversary’s electrical infrastructure can sometimes qualify as a legitimate military target.

From The Wall Street Journal

In this study, scientists used airborne electromagnetic surveys to measure electrical resistivity down to about 100 meters, allowing them to distinguish freshwater from saltwater, which conducts electricity more easily.

From Science Daily

More than 10 million people have had power cut to their homes and businesses across Cuba after the country's national electrical grid collapsed for the second time in a week.

From BBC

This flipping is thought to be driven by the "dynamo action" of molten iron circulating in Earth's core, which generates electrical currents and magnetic fields.

From Science Daily