adv
Meaning 1
By means of electricity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
electrically
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adv
Meaning 2
In an electric manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- The concert was electrically exciting.
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adv
Meaning 3
In terms of electrons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an electrically symmetric atom
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adverb
Meaning 4
by electricity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- electrically controlled
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Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
From electric + -ally, electrical + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: elèctricament — by means of electricity
- Finnish: sähköisesti — by means of electricity
- French: électriquement — by means of electricity
- Greek: ηλεκτρικά (ilektriká) — by means of electricity
- Hungarian: elektromosan — by means of electricity
- Italian: elettricamente — by means of electricity
- Norman: êlectriquement — by means of electricity
- Spanish: eléctricamente — by means of electricity
- Swedish: elektriskt — by means of electricity
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