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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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Flock CEO Garrett Langley, an electrical engineer, co-founded the company after a series of break-ins in his Atlanta neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Local and regional electrical grids don’t have the capacity to fill the voracious power demands of big centers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

This configuration helps reduce electrical resistance and promotes more even temperature distribution throughout the cell.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

And the ancient electrical wiring was as likely as before to burn the house down.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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