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electrical

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

Often confused with "electric". Use "electrical" for general things related to electricity (like an electrical engineer or electrical faults). Use "electric" for things that are powered by electricity or produce it (like an electric guitar or an electric car).

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Karen is at work and Eleanor is at home trying to fix a lamp.

Eleanor Smith

KAREN THE LAMP IS DEAD. DO I NEED AN ELECTRICAL PERSON?

Karen Smith

Just call David. He's on the ball with this stuff.

💡

Eleanor is using all caps due to her technological illiteracy and confusion over whether she needs a professional electrician (an 'electrical person'). Karen uses the idiom 'on the ball', meaning David is competent or alert, while maintaining a curt tone toward her mother-in-law.

Meanings

adjective

Relating to, produced by, or operated by electricity.

"The technician is repairing the electrical wiring in the basement."

adjective

Of or relating to the production and commercial distribution of electric power.

"She works for a large electrical utility company."

Related Words

power current

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