electricity

US /ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti,ˌilɛk-/

UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/

A2

other

  • A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles.

noun

  • Energy generated positive and negative charges

other

  • The physical phenomena arising from the behaviour of electrons and protons that is caused by the attraction of particles with opposite charges and the repulsion of particles with the same charge.
  • A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
  • A feeling of excitement or tension.
  • The study or use of electric current as a source of power.
  • The supply of electric current to a building.