# electricity

Pronunciation: US say "i-lek-TRIS-i-tee" /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/; UK say "ee-lek-TRIS-i-tee" /ˌiː.lɛkˈtɹɪs.ɪ.ti/

## Noun

1. Power supplied by power stations or generators, used to run lights, machines, and other equipment.
   - Simple: Power that comes from power stations and runs lights, machines, and other things.
   - _The factory relies on electricity to keep its assembly lines moving._
   - _During the blackout, the hospital switched to generators when the electricity failed._
2. Energy supplied by power stations or generators, used to operate electrical devices.
   - Simple: Energy that comes from power stations, used to make machines and lights work.
   - _The new turbines generate enough electricity to supply thousands of homes._
   - _Renewable sources now provide much of the electricity used across the region._
3. A physical phenomenon arising from the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.
   - Simple: A kind of energy that comes from tiny moving particles, used to make light, heat, and movement.
   - _The crackle you hear when removing a wool sweater is static electricity discharging._
   - _Electricity arises whenever charged particles accumulate or flow within a material._
4. The provision of electrical power to homes and businesses as a paid utility service.
   - Simple: The service that brings power to homes and businesses, which you pay for each month.
   - _Many households saw their electricity costs rise sharply over the winter._
   - _The company supplies electricity to over a million customers across the region._
5. A strong feeling of excitement, or a thrill, that can run through a person or a whole crowd.
   - Simple: A strong feeling of excitement or a thrill.
   - _The moment the band walked on stage, the electricity in the crowd was unmistakable._
   - _A strange electricity ran through the courtroom as the verdict was read._
6. The branch of science that studies electrical phenomena and the behavior of electric charge.
   - Simple: The part of science that studies how electric charges and currents behave.
   - _His early experiments contributed much to the science of electricity._
   - _Faraday's work transformed the study of electricity in the nineteenth century._

## Origin

Formed from "electric" combined with the suffix "-ity."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/electricity (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).