Definition: 1. A physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons. 2. Energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor. 3. Keen and shared excitement.
Use 'electricity' in a sentence:
1. It should also look into the possibilities of wind-generated electricity.
2. There was an electricity black-out in a large area in the north of the country.
3. The town is without electricity and the water supply has been cut off.
4. The electricity had been cut off.
5. Further information is available from your local electricity showroom.
6. We were without electricity for three hours but it's on again now.
7. The building had been trashed and its electricity supply cut.
8. He thought of another way of making electricity.
9. Electricity privatization has exploded the myth of cheap nuclear power.
10. The electricity is off.
11. The plant provides forty per cent of the country's electricity.
12. The house was plunged into total darkness when the electricity was cut off.
13. The technology uses an electrochemical process to produce electricity.
14. The cost of electricity from coal-fired stations is expected to fall.
15. Sara also pays a share of the gas, electricity and phone bills.
16. We moved into a cabin with electricity but no running water.
17. High electricity bills point to a poor heating system or bad insulation.
18. Winds have knocked down power lines, cutting electricity to thousands of people.
19. Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies.
20. The dynamo conked out so we've got no electricity.
21. The privatization of the electricity industry was the biggest sell-off of them all.
22. Graphite is a highly efficient conductor of electricity.
23. He was there to read the electricity meter.
24. When officials like gas and electricity men call to read the meter, ask for identification.
25. The electricity industry is not the only one to have been starved of investment.
26. He is using your mains electricity to recharge his car battery.
27. Electricity provides us with warmth and light and all our modern home comforts.
28. The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
29. The electricity supply had been cut off.
30. The electricity supply here is quite erratic.
31. The electricity supply has been cut off at the mains.
32. Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption.
33. The main electricity supply had been sabotaged by the rebels.
34. That was in the days before electricity was available at the flick of a switch.
35. Copper conducts electricity well.
36. It works by electricity.
37. This type of heater uses a lot of electricity.
38. He cannot fix the electricity.
39. The rebels have cut off electricity from the capital.
40. Lightning is caused by clouds discharging electricity.
41. It will produce electricity more cheaply than a nuclear plant.
42. Power is fed into the electricity line through an underground cable.
43. The electricity line is fed with power through an underground cable.
44. Electricity lines to 30,000 homes were gradually being restored yesterday.
45. Electricity shares are still a safe investment.
