Phrase guide

electrical energy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Energy made available for consumption or consumed in the form of electricity or electric power; electricity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they built a car that runs on electricity

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: electricity

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: energy, free energy

Narrower terms: alternating current, AC, alternating electric current, direct current, DC, direct electric current, signal

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: energji eletrike — form of energy
  • Albanian: elektrik — form of energy
  • Belarusian: электраэне́ргія (eljektraenjérhija) — form of energy
  • Belarusian: электраэнэ́ргія (eljektraenérhija) — form of energy
  • Bulgarian: електроене́ргия (elektroenérgija) — form of energy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電能 /电能 (diànnéng) — form of energy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電力 /电力 (diànlì) — form of energy
  • Finnish: sähköenergia — form of energy
  • Galician: enerxía eléctrica — form of energy
  • Greek: ηλεκτρική ενέργεια (ilektrikí enérgeia) — form of energy
  • Hindi: विद्युत ऊर्जा (vidyut ūrjā) — form of energy
  • Japanese: 電力 (denryoku) — form of energy
  • Korean: 전기 에너지 (jeon'gi eneoji) — form of energy
  • Korean: 전력 (jeollyeok) — form of energy
  • Polish: energia elektryczna — form of energy
  • Portuguese: energia elétrica — form of energy
  • Russian: электроэне́ргия (elektroenɛ́rgija) — form of energy
  • Spanish: energía eléctrica — form of energy
  • Ukrainian: електроене́ргія (elektroenérhija) — form of energy