electric

electric is on the Basic English 850 List.

elastic - electric - end

electric is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

elect - electric - eleven

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪˈlɛktrɪk/
• SAMPA: /I"lEktrIk/

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• Hyphenation: e‧lec‧tric

Adjective

Positive electric

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If something is electric, it uses electricity.

   My grandmother wrote her letters on a typewriter; my mother used an electric typewriter, and I use a computer.

   We bought a new gas stove. It's much faster than our old electric one.

Related words

• electronic