electric

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♦ elec|tric /ɪl'ektrɪk/
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
An electric device or machine works by means of electricity, rather than using some other source of power.
...her electric guitar.
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
An electric current, voltage, or charge is one that is produced by electricity.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
Electric plugs, sockets, or power lines are designed to carry electricity.
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
Electric is used to refer to the supply of electricity. (INFORMAL)
An average electric bill might go up $2 or $3 per month...
= electricity
5 [ADJ]
If you describe the atmosphere of a place or event as electric, you mean that people are in a state of great excitement.
The mood in the hall was electric.elec|tric blan|ket (electric blankets)
[N-COUNT]
An electric blanket is a blanket with wires inside it which carry an electric current that keeps the blanket warm.elec|tric blue
also electric-blue
[COLOUR]
Something that is electric blue is very bright blue in colour.elec|tric chair (electric chairs)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing
The electric chair is a method of killing criminals, used especially in the United States, in which a person is strapped to a special chair and killed by a powerful electric current.elec|tric shock (electric shocks)
[N-COUNT]
If you get an electric shock, you get a sudden painful feeling when you touch something which is connected to a supply of electricity.

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