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Adjective: electric  i'lek-trik
  1. Using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
    "electric current"; "electric wiring"
    - electrical
     
  2. (of a situation) exceptionally tense
    "an atmosphere electric with suspicion"
     
  3. Affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
    "gave an electric reading of the play"
    - galvanic, galvanizing, galvanising [Brit]
Noun: electric  i'lek-trik
  1. A car that is powered by electricity
    - electric automobile, electric car

Derived forms: electrics

See also: electrically, electricity, exciting, tense

Type of: auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar

Encyclopedia: Electric