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Electric GlownounMWEan electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphereverified
Electric HealingnounMWEthe therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)verified
Electric LightnounMWEelectric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricityverified
Electric OutletnounMWEreceptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devicesverified
Electric PotentialnounMWEthe difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in voltsverified
Electric RangenounMWEa kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric powerverified
Electric RaynounMWEany sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric dischargesverified
Electric ReceptaclenounMWEreceptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devicesverified
Electric RefrigeratornounMWEa refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motorverified
Electric ShocknounMWEtrauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning)verified
Electric SwitchnounMWEcontrol consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuitverified
Electric ThermometernounMWEa thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperatureverified
Electric ToothbrushnounMWEa toothbrush with an electric motor in the handle that vibrates the head of the brushverified
Electric-Arc FurnacenounMWEan electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steelverified
Electric-Discharge LampnounMWEan electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tubeverified
Electric-Light BulbnounMWEelectric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricityverified
Electrical CablenounMWEa cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stationsverified
Electrical CircuitnounMWEan electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flowverified
Electrical CondensernounMWEan electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric chargeverified
Electrical ConverternounMWEconverter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versaverified
Electrical DistributornounMWEelectrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequenceverified
Electrical DisturbancenounMWEelectrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters)verified
Electrical EnergynounMWEenergy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductorverified
Electrical EngineernounMWEa person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricityverified
Electrical EngineeringnounMWEthe branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communicationverified
Electrical FusenounMWEan electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloadedverified
Electrical HealingnounMWEthe therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)verified
Electrical OutletnounMWEreceptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devicesverified
Electrical RelaynounMWEelectrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuitverified
Electrical ShocknounMWEa reflex response to the passage of electric current through the bodyverified
Electrical ShuntnounMWEa conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the currentverified
Electrical SwitchnounMWEcontrol consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuitverified
Electrical SystemnounMWEequipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radioverified
Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis CenternounMWEThe Electricity Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ES-ISAC) shares critical information with industry participants about infrastructure protection. The ES-ISAC serves the electricity sector by facilitating communications between electricity sector participants, federal governments, and other critical infrastructures. It is the job of the ES-ISAC to promptly disseminate threat indications, vulnerabilities, analyses, and warnings, together with interpretations, to help electricity sector participants take protective actions.verified
Electro-Acoustic TransducernounMWEa transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versaverified
Electrochemical SeriesnounMWEa serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according to their electrode potentials determined under specified conditionsverified
Electroconvulsive TherapynounMWEthe administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and comaverified
Electrodermal ResponsenounMWEa change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxietyverified
Electrolyte BalancenounMWEan equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioningverified
Electrolytic CapacitornounMWEa fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyteverified
Electrolytic CellnounMWEa cell containing an electrolyte in which an applied voltage causes a reaction to occur that would not occur otherwise (such as the breakdown of water into hydrogen and oxygen)verified
Electrolytic CondensernounMWEa fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyteverified
Electromagnetic Delay LinenounMWEa delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic wavesverified
Electromagnetic InteractionnounMWEan interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactionsverified
Electromagnetic IntrusionnounMWEthe deliberate insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths with the objective of confusing or deceiving operatorsverified
Electromagnetic RadiationnounMWEradiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric chargeverified
Electromagnetic UnitnounMWEany of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetismverified
Electromagnetic WavenounMWEradiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric chargeverified
Electromotive Drug AdministrationnounMWEtherapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissuesverified
Electromotive ForcenounMWEthe rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuitverified
Electromotive Force SeriesnounMWEa serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according to their electrode potentials determined under specified conditionsverified
Electromotive SeriesnounMWEa serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according to their electrode potentials determined under specified conditionsverified
Electron AcceleratornounMWEcollider that consists of an accelerator that collides electrons and positronsverified
Electron GunnounMWEthe electrode that is the source of electrons in a cathode-ray tube or electron microscopeverified
Electron LensnounMWEelectronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electronsverified
Electron MicroscopenounMWEa microscope that is similar in purpose to a light microscope but achieves much greater resolving power by using a parallel beam of electrons to illuminate the object instead of a beam of lightverified
Electron OpticsnounMWEthe branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic fieldsverified