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electro

1 American  
[ih-lek-troh] / ɪˈlɛk troʊ /

noun

plural

electros

  1. electrotype.

electro- 2 American  

  1. a combining form representing electric or electricity in compound words.

    electromagnetic.
electro- 1 British  

combining form

  1. electric or electrically

    electrocardiograph

    electrocute

  2. electrolytic

    electroanalysis
"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
electro 2 British  
/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊ /

noun

  1. short for electroplate electrotype

"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

Etymology

Origin of electro1

By shortening

Origin of electro-2

electr(ic) + -o-

Example Sentences

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FKA Twigs, “Hard” Can’t wait to hear this sweaty electro earworm at a rave under L.A.’s 6th Street Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

When it comes time to take a corner at a sporting pace, the electro Audi just rips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Electrolytes get their "electro" name from having an electrical charge when dissolved in water.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

The track is a buzzing, galloping, pumping merger of punk-pop and electro, opening with an arena-sized “Hey-oh” chant and trying to get through the crisis on sheer momentum.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

When a shock coming from the north, for example, produces a contact, the corresponding electro is affected, and its lever falls and marks upon each of the dials a point in its north zone.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various

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