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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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That brief warming disrupts the superconducting state and increases the sensor's electrical resistance.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 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

An electrical product carries a UL mark because Underwriters Laboratories, a private body, has tested it, and because retailers and insurers learned not to trust products that didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Spectators are left exasperated while staff work to patch up the old machines, connected by fraying electrical wires.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

“Rocket! Don’t play with electrical cords,” Finn said, reaching for the cat.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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