electricity
What powers lights
Electricity is a form of energy resulting from charged particles, harnessed to power lights, machines, and devices.
It flows through wires as current and can be generated from various sources: coal, nuclear reactions, wind, sunlight.
The word also describes the scientific study of electrical phenomena.
Figuratively, electricity means excited tension or energy: There was electricity in the air before the concert.
Botanical organism
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- renewableCapable of restoration
- solarOf the star
wind · hydro · nuclear · coal · gas · thermal · geothermal · biomass
Violent sudden disturbance
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- arcCurved line segment
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
grounding · buildup · friction · zap · Van de Graaff · triboelectric · crackle · cling
Directed flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- ohmElectrical resistance measure
ampere · conductor · circuit · charge · watt · joule · coulomb · potential
Framework of intersecting lines
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
- generationAge-defined peer group
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- transmissionSending of information
substation · transformer · powerline · pylon · infrastructure · baseload · load · demand
Electromotive force unit
- kilowattThousand watts of power
- megawattMillion-watt unit
- gigawattBillion-watt unit
- kilowatt-hourUnit measuring electrical consumption
hertz · voltmeter · ammeter · multimeter · galvanometer · ohmmeter · wattmeter · meter
Thermal transfer prevention
- groundingConnecting to earth
- fuseProtective melting wire
- breakerWave that collapses shoreward
- hazardSource of potential harm
short-circuit · overload · fault · surge protector · GFCI · lockout · warning · compliance
Measured speed or charge
- tariffTax on traded goods
- costRequired payment amount
- invoiceItemized billing statement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
fee · payment · price · usage · expenses · budget · account · service
Complete power loss
- brownoutTemporary power decrease
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- failureLack of success
- restorationReturning something to condition
backup · emergency · surge · shortage · rationing · rolling · load-shedding · downtime
plant
Botanical organism
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- renewableCapable of restoration
solar · wind · hydro · nuclear · coal · gas · thermal · geothermal · biomass · photovoltaic
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
lightning · grounding · buildup · friction · zap · Van de Graaff · triboelectric · crackle · cling
current
Directed flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- amperageElectrical flow quantity
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
ohm · ampere · conductor · circuit · charge · watt · joule · coulomb · potential · polarity
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
- generationAge-defined peer group
- distributionAllocation across recipients
transmission · substation · transformer · powerline · pylon · infrastructure · baseload · load · demand · supply
volt
Electromotive force unit
kilowatt-hour · hertz · voltmeter · ammeter · multimeter · galvanometer · ohmmeter · wattmeter · meter · farad
insulation
Thermal transfer prevention
hazard · short-circuit · overload · fault · surge protector · GFCI · lockout · warning · compliance
rate
Measured speed or charge
statement · fee · payment · price · usage · expenses · budget · account · service · provider
blackout
Complete power loss
- brownoutTemporary power decrease
- interruptionBreak in continuity
- failureLack of success
restoration · backup · emergency · surge · shortage · rationing · rolling · load-shedding · downtime · disruption
- energypower, oil, fuel, gas, battery
- expensesexpenses, expense, expenditure, cost, costs
- Innovationssteam engine, printing press, telephone, telegraph, automobile
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
- powerauthority, nuclear power, solar power, wind power, potency
- STEMscience, engineering, mathematics, math, technology
electricitygas
Formless, expanding substance
steam · coal · fire · oil · human power
electricityblackout
Complete power loss
power outage · darkness · powerlessness · outage · unpowered
- static electricityAccumulated surface charge
- electricity billsCharges for power consumption
- no electricityLacking electrical supply
- clean electricityEnergy without pollution byproducts
- home electricityCurrent supplying a residence
- electricity gridNetwork distributing electrical current
electrician, electricians, hydroelectricity, thermoelectricity, piezoelectricity, bioelectricity