electro

[ ih-lek-troh ]

/ ɪˈlɛk troʊ /

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noun, plural e·lec·tros.

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Origin of electro

By shortening

Words nearby electro

electric susceptibility, electric torch, electric wave, Electrides, electrify, electro, electroacoustic, electroacoustics, electroactive, electroanalgesia, electroanalysis

Definition for electro (2 of 2)

electro-

a combining form representing electric or electricity in compound words: electromagnetic.

Also especially before a vowel, electr-.

Origin of electro-

electr(ic) + -o-

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Expect plenty of squishy electro dough for character-building.
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But damn, the music is catchy—a neo-soul aural assault of horns, electro swirls, yelps, funky basslines, and harmonized vocals.
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In the future, the ship could be fitted with futuristic lasers and electro-magnetic rail-guns too.
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Well, Electro is part of the Sinister Six, and this movie is really a setup movie.
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If you look at the Ultimate Series of Spider-Man, Electro always gets shorted-out and then comes back.
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Her songs range from mach-10 electro-pop, as on the track “SuperLove,” to a more punk-pop sound, a la Siouxsie Sioux or Blondie.
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Undoubtedly the first improvements to be named must be the pneumatic and electro-pneumatic actions.
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Before the invention of pneumatic and electro-pneumatic action, organs were almost invariably constructed in a single mass.
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He commenced to experiment in electro-pneumatics in the year 1860, and early in 1861 communicated his discoveries to Mr. Barker.
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Your electro-plated butter-dish, or whatever it's going to be, will be simply flung back at you.
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Roosevelt was also the pioneer in using electro-pneumatic action here.
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British Dictionary definitions for electro (1 of 2)

electro

/ (ɪˈlɛktrəʊ) /

noun plural -tros

short for electroplate, electrotype

British Dictionary definitions for electro (2 of 2)

electro-

sometimes before a vowel electr-

combining form

electric or electricallyelectrocardiograph; electrocute

electrolyticelectroanalysis

Word Origin for electro-

from New Latin, from Latin ēlectrum amber, from Greek ēlektron

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

Medical definitions for electro

electro-

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Electricity; electric; electrically:electrocautery.

Electron:electronegative.

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Origin of electro-

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British Dictionary definitions for electro (1 of 2)

noun plural -tros

British Dictionary definitions for electro (2 of 2)

sometimes before a vowel electr-

combining form

Word Origin for electro-

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