What is electricity?

Posted by on May 24, 2009 in Wolfram Alpha | 0 comments

Definition:
Energy | energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
Physical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
Stir | keen and shared excitement

Typical word frequency:
Written | 1/26000 (rank: 2650th) 100% noun
Spoken | 1/31000 (rank: 1739th) 100% noun
(Based on the 100-million-word British National Corpus)

Synonyms:
Energy | electrical energy

Narrower terms:
AC  |  alternating current  |  alternating electric current  |  current electricity  |  DC  |  direct current  |  direct electric current  |  dynamic electricity  |  galvanism  |  hydroelectricity  |  photo electricity  |  piezo effect  |  piezoelectric effect  |  piezoelectricity  |  signal  |  static electricity  |  thermoelectricity

Broader terms:
Energy | free energy | physical phenomenon | stir

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