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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of electrical

electric + -al 1

Vocabulary lists containing electrical

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An electrical product carries a UL mark because Underwriters Laboratories, a private body, has tested it, and because retailers and insurers learned not to trust products that didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

It added that 51,311 jammers were being used to block phone signals and electrical interference.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Even when fuel was readily available, a decrepit electrical grid caused regular power outages and daily life was consumed by the search for necessities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

In short, Earth-based data centers are large electrical and thermal infrastructure systems built around computing hardware.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

Known today as electroconvulsive therapy, this involved sending electrical current through the brain and inducing seizures.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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