electro

[ih-lek-troh]

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noun, plural e·lec·tros.

electrotype.

Origin of electro

by shortening

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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Examples from the Web for electro

Contemporary Examples

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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December 31, 2014
Well, Electro is part of the Sinister Six, and this movie is really a setup movie.
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April 28, 2014
If you look at the Ultimate Series of Spider-Man, Electro always gets shorted-out and then comes back.
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Marlow Stern
April 28, 2014
For Electro, we had to build 3-D models of that character and apply it to every single shot.
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March 15, 2014
With Electro, he has enormous cinematic potential—the way he looks is cool—and how do you stop that guy?
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Marlow Stern
March 15, 2014

Historical Examples

"You're just crooked enough to be on the level," he pocketed the electro gun.
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Leroy Yerxa
When Jeff Blake went into the lounge car, he drew his electro gun.
One-Way Ticket to Nowhere
Leroy Yerxa
This could, of course, be done by exciting the electro magnet with a constant current from a separate source.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884
Various
The plan we adopt is to excite the electro magnet by the whole or a part of the current which is to be measured.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884
Various
They are then clamped together and placed in an electro bath which deposits a layer of copper upon the moulds.
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Stanley Currie Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for electro

electro

noun plural -tros

short for electroplate, electrotype

electro-

sometimes before a vowel electr-

combining form

electric or electricallyelectrocardiograph; electrocute
electrolyticelectroanalysis

Word Origin

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

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Word Origin and History for electro

electro-

before vowels electr-, word-forming element meaning "electrical, electricity," Latinized form of Greek elektro-, comb. form of elektron "amber" (see electric).

electro in Medicine

electro-

pref.

Electricity; electric; electrically:electrocautery.
Electron:electronegative.

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electro-

Origin of electro-

Examples from the Web for electro

Contemporary Examples

But damn, the music is catchy—a neo-soul aural assault of horns, electro swirls, yelps, funky basslines, and harmonized vocals.

Well, Electro is part of the Sinister Six, and this movie is really a setup movie.

If you look at the Ultimate Series of Spider-Man, Electro always gets shorted-out and then comes back.

For Electro, we had to build 3-D models of that character and apply it to every single shot.

With Electro, he has enormous cinematic potential—the way he looks is cool—and how do you stop that guy?

Historical Examples

"You're just crooked enough to be on the level," he pocketed the electro gun.

When Jeff Blake went into the lounge car, he drew his electro gun.

This could, of course, be done by exciting the electro magnet with a constant current from a separate source.

The plan we adopt is to excite the electro magnet by the whole or a part of the current which is to be measured.

They are then clamped together and placed in an electro bath which deposits a layer of copper upon the moulds.

electro

electro-

sometimes before a vowel electr-

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for electro

electro-

electro-

Origin of electro