ELECTRICS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word electrics. (close relations)
Definition of ELECTRICS
Best Alternative Words for ELECTRICS
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electrical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or concerned with electricity • using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity | ||||||||
apparatus | nounn | |||||||
noun • equipment designed to serve a specific function • (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function | ||||||||
appliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • durable goods for home or office use | ||||||||
circuit | nounn | |||||||
noun • an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow • a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area • an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to • the boundary line encompassing an area or object • (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals • a racetrack for automobile races • movement once around a course verb • make a circuit | ||||||||
component | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abstract part of something • something determined in relation to something that includes it • an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | ||||||||
contraption | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||||
contrivance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job • the faculty of contriving; inventive skill • an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade • an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. • any improvised arrangement for temporary use • the act of devising something | ||||||||
current | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • occurring in or belonging to the present time noun • a flow of electricity through a conductor • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas | ||||||||
device | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose • something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect • any clever maneuver • any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) • an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) | ||||||||
electronic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons • of or concerned with electrons | ||||||||
energy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 • (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs • forceful exertion • enterprising or ambitious drive • an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) • a healthy capacity for vigorous activity • any source of usable power | ||||||||
equipment | nounn | |||||||
noun • an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | ||||||||
gadget | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||||
generator | nounn | |||||||
noun • an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas • engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction • someone who originates or causes or initiates something • an electronic device for producing a signal voltage | ||||||||
gizmo | nounn | |||||||
noun • something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known • a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | ||||||||
instrument | nounn | |||||||
noun • a device that requires skill for proper use • the means whereby some act is accomplished • a person used by another to gain an end • (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right • the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process • any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds verb • equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling • write an instrumental score for • address a legal document to | ||||||||
machine | nounn | |||||||
noun • any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks • an efficient person • an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently • a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point • a group that controls the activities of a political party • a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine verb • turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery • make by machinery | ||||||||
mechanism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction • the technical aspects of doing something • a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes • device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | ||||||||
power | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • possession of controlling influence • (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) • possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done • (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself • physical strength • a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world • energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor • a very wealthy or powerful businessman verb • supply the force or power for the functioning of | ||||||||
technology | nounn | |||||||
noun • the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment • the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems • machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences | ||||||||