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electrical

American  
[ih-lek-tri-kuhl] / ɪˈlɛk trɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. electric.

  2. concerned with electricity.

    an electrical consultant.


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

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Due to an error in its configuration, the alarm had picked up slight changes to the electrical current in one cable even though these were still within a range considered safe, Inagaki said.

From Barron's

The US electrical grid successfully managed extreme cold, with power plants increasing output and large grid-scale batteries proving crucial.

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The three new stocks were electrical equipment maker Forgent Power Solutions, the biotech Eikon Therapeutics, and the furniture retailer Bob’s Discount Furniture.

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Combining forces would have given the two firms greater leverage to buy copper, a metal that is growing in demand as countries expand electrical networks to harness renewable energies.

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To test how well the turtles hear, researchers attached noninvasive sensors to the turtles' heads and recorded the electrical activity traveling along their auditory nerves.

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