1630s, "giving off electricity when rubbed," from electric + -al (1). Meaning "relating to electricity, run by electricity" is from 1746. Related: Electrically.Advertisementamber (n.) mid-14c., ambre grice "ambergris; perfume made from ambergris," from the phrase in Old French (13c.) ...
Lawrence doesn't tell a robot about his finding a job before hand because. Want to keep it a secret. Actually don't want to tell a robot about it. Want to keep it a surprise till the weekend. Lawrence wants to talk to robert later, because. It's time for him to leave for the c...
electricnouna car that is powered by electricity electricaladjectiverelating to or concerned with electricity electricitynouna physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons electrodenouna conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit ...
derivative - (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'" diminutive - a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness dirty word - a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is...
derivative - (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'" diminutive - a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness dirty word - a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is...
Vim illam electricam nobis placet appellare[Gilbert] Originally the word described substances which, like amber, attract other substances when rubbed. Meaning "charged with electricity" is from 1670s; the physical force so called because it first was generated by rubbing amber. In many modern inst...
to carry off the rebellious spirit of enslaved humanity" (66), Douglass begins more clearly to evoke the discourse of electricity, and with his 1855 revised autobiography, My Bondage and My Freedom, he makes the allusion more explicit when he refers to these conductors as "electric" (291). ...
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Synonyms for ODD: single, only, lone, solitary, unpaired, unmatched, singular, alone; Antonyms of ODD: matched, paired, normal, typical, ordinary, usual, average, standard
My other early exposure to music was via my Uncle Ron. When I was little he was still a teenager. He had an electric guitar he could not really play, but he had record albums of Steppenwolf, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin he would listen to up in his room. Quite a contrast from what...