electro

[ ih-lek-troh ]

/ ɪˈlɛk troʊ /

noun, plural e·lec·tros.

Words nearby electro

electrical transcription, electrician, electricity, electrides, electrify, electro, electro-, electro-discharge machining, electro-oculography, electro-optics, electro-organic chemistry

Origin of electro

by shortening

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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Examples from the Web for electro

But damn, the music is catchy—a neo-soul aural assault of horns, electro swirls, yelps, funky basslines, and harmonized vocals.
The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More|Marlow Stern|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, Electro is part of the Sinister Six, and this movie is really a setup movie.
Jamie Foxx on ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ Donald Sterling’s Racism, and Bill O’Reilly’s TV Act|Marlow Stern|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you look at the Ultimate Series of Spider-Man, Electro always gets shorted-out and then comes back.
Jamie Foxx on ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ Donald Sterling’s Racism, and Bill O’Reilly’s TV Act|Marlow Stern|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For Electro, we had to build 3-D models of that character and apply it to every single shot.
Marc Webb Takes Us Inside ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ and Discusses His Rise to the A-List|Marlow Stern|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

With Electro, he has enormous cinematic potential—the way he looks is cool—and how do you stop that guy?
Marc Webb Takes Us Inside ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ and Discusses His Rise to the A-List|Marlow Stern|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another form of submarine mine is that known as the "Electro Mechanical" mine.
Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare|C. W. Sleeman
They say our electro service and our straight national campaigns are all muddied up with pictures that nobody can decipher.
From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921|H. C. Forster
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
O'Toole was standing at the entrance of the diesel room, electro gun pointing at Blake's chest.
One-Way Ticket to Nowhere|Leroy Yerxa
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

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

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Medicine definitions for electro

electro-

pref.

Electricity; electric; electrically:electrocautery.

Electron:electronegative.