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e·lec·tri·cal

electrical

 
 
pronunciation:
ih lek trih kl
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part of speech: adjective
definition: electric.
similar words:
electric
Word Combinations  About this feature
(adj.)electrical + noun activity, apparatus, appliance, blackout, box, brain, cable, capacity, charge, circuit, circuitry, code, component, computer, conduction, conductivity, conductor, conduit, connection, connector, consumption, contact, contractor, cord, current, demand, device, discharge, distribution, disturbance, duct, efficiency, electrode, electronics, energy, engineer, engineering, equipment, failure, fault, field, fire, fixture, flow, frequency, generation, generator, grid, hardware, heater, hookup, impulse, infrastructure, inspector, installation, insulation, insulator, interference, jolt, lighting, load, machinery, malfunction, manufacturer, manufacturing, measurement, meter, motor, muscle, nerve, neuron, noise, outage, outlet, output, panel, plant, potential, power, property, pulse, pump, repair, resistance, resistivity, shock, signal, socket, spark, stimulation, stimulator, stimulus, storage, storm, substation, supply, surge, switch, system, tape, telephone, tower, transformer, transmission, utility, voltage, wire, wiring, worker [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: electrically (adv.)
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Word Parts  About this feature
The word electrical contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual Latin adjective-forming suffix that means pertaining to
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The suffix -al2, -ial attaches primarily to nouns (national , environmental ) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots (final , capital , comical ) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.