electro

Synthesizer-driven club music

Electro is a style of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1980s, characterized by drum machines, synthesizers, and robotic vocals.

The term later broadened to describe various electronic music genres: electro house, electro pop.

As a prefix, electro- attaches to words to indicate electrical involvement: electroshock, electromagnetism.

Standing alone, electro usually means the music genre: The DJ played electro all night.

music

synthesizer

Electronic sound-generating instrument

  • technoElectronic dance genre
  • houseResidential building
  • EDMBeat-driven club genre

trance · dubstep · breakbeat · rave · beat · bassline · drum machine · sequencer · synth · 808

physics

electromagnetism

Force linking charge and magnetism

field · potential · coulomb · faraday · volt · ampere · ohm · conductivity · resistance · capacitance

circuit

circuit

Closed electrical pathway

schematic · relay · switch · fuse · grounding · terminal · voltmeter · multimeter · ammeter · oscilloscope

medical

electrocardiogram

Heart's electrical activity record

EEG · defibrillator · electrotherapy · TENS · electroshock · pacemaker · nerve · stimulation · electrode · diagnostic

prefix

electrochemical

Involving electricity and chemistry

electroconvulsive · electrokinetic · electrodynamic

Categories
Opposites
sound production method

electroacoustic

Relating to sound

unplugged · organic · analog · natural · folk

musical texture and aesthetic

electroacoustic

Relating to sound

folk · bluegrass · roots music · Americana · unplugged

Phrases
Family

electric, electricity, electronic, electrical, electronics, electrify, electron, electrifying, electrician

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G