Definition of electricity

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Electricity (n.) Fig.: Electrifying energy or characteristic.

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Stimulation :: Stimulate (v. t.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by electricity..
Electrify :: Electrify (v. t.) To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity; as, to electrify a jar..
Conductivity :: Conductivity (n.) The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the conductivity of a nerve..
Thermoelectricity :: Thermoelectricity (n.) Electricity developed in the action of heat. See the Note under Electricity.
Continuous :: Continuous (a.) Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity..
Thermocurrent :: Thermocurrent (n.) A current, as of electricity, developed, or set in motion, by the action of heat..
Reaction :: Reaction (n.) The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity, resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these agents, with the production of new compounds or the manifestation of distinctive characters. See Blowpipe reaction, Flame reaction, under Blowpipe, and Flame..
Vitreous :: Vitreous (a.) Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as, vitreous electricity..
Electro-kinetics :: Electro-kinetics (n.) That branch of electrical science which treats of electricity in motion.
Escape :: Escape (v. i.) To get free from that which confines or holds; -- used of persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest, or from slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity escapes from its conductors..
Thunder :: Thunder (n.) The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
Physics :: Physics (n.) The science of nature, or of natural objects; that branch of science which treats of the laws and properties of matter, and the forces acting upon it; especially, that department of natural science which treats of the causes (as gravitation, heat, light, magnetism, electricity, etc.) that modify the general properties of bodies; natural philosophy..
Storehouse :: Stored (a.) Collected or accumulated as a reserve supply; as, stored electricity..
Electrize :: Electrize (v. t.) To electricity.
Electro-bioscopy :: Electro-bioscopy (n.) A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the presence or absence of muscular contraction..
Pyrogen :: Pyrogen (n.) Electricity.
Electrically :: Electrically (adv.) In the manner of electricity, or by means of it; thrillingly..
Voltaic :: Voltaic (a.) Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as, voltaic induction; the voltaic arc..
Conduct :: Conduct (v. i.) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry..
Electromotor :: Electromotor (n.) An apparatus or machine for producing motion and mechanical effects by the action of electricity; an electro-magnetic engine.
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