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Adjective: electric  i'lek-trik
  1. Using, providing, producing, transmitting or operated by electricity
    "electric current";
    - 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: exciting, tense

Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Electric, Montana