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1. electric-discharge_lamp
noun. an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube.
Synonyms
- gas-discharge lamp
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Rhymes with Electric Current
- tarrant
- parrent
- garant
- farrant
- arent
- aren't
- arant
2. electric-arc_furnace
noun. an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel.
Synonyms
- steel mill
- steel factory
- Stassano furnace
- steel plant
- steelworks
3. electric
adjective. ['ɪˈlɛktrɪk'] using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity.
Antonyms
- unagitated
Etymology
- electricus (Latin)
- electrum (Latin)
4. electric
adjective. ['ɪˈlɛktrɪk'] affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling.
Synonyms
- galvanic
- galvanizing
- exciting
Antonyms
- stay in place
- unstimulating
- unsexy
- uninteresting
Etymology
- electricus (Latin)
- electrum (Latin)
5. electric
adjective. ['ɪˈlɛktrɪk'] (of a situation) exceptionally tense.
Antonyms
- unprovocative
Etymology
- electricus (Latin)
- electrum (Latin)
6. electric
noun. ['ɪˈlɛktrɪk'] a car that is powered by electricity.
Synonyms
- car
- motorcar
- automobile
- electric car
- machine
- electric automobile
Antonyms
- unstrain
- loose
- lax
- inflammation
Etymology
- electricus (Latin)
- electrum (Latin)
7. current
adjective. ['ˈkɝːənt, ˈkɝːnt, ˈkɑːrənt'] occurring in or belonging to the present time.
Synonyms
- topical
- on-going
- currency
- live
- modern
- contemporary
- up-to-dateness
- underway
- present-day
- latest
- occurrent
- circulating
- online
- actual
- up-to-the-minute
- ongoing
- afoot
- on-line
- new
- incumbent
- up-to-date
Antonyms
- nonmodern
- noncurrent
- pastness
- futurity
Etymology
- curraunt (Middle English (1100-1500))
- curant (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. current
noun. ['ˈkɝːənt, ˈkɝːnt, ˈkɑːrənt'] a flow of electricity through a conductor.
Synonyms
- electric current
- thermionic current
- juice
Antonyms
- early
- middle
- unfashionable
- regressive
Etymology
- curraunt (Middle English (1100-1500))
- curant (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. current
noun. ['ˈkɝːənt, ˈkɝːnt, ˈkɑːrənt'] a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes).
Synonyms
- tidal current
- rip current
- maelstrom
- violent stream
- twist
- vortex
- eddy
- undertide
- flow
- undercurrent
- torrent
- flowing
- whirlpool
- stream
- ocean current
- riptide
Antonyms
- dead
- inanimate
- inelastic
- recorded
Etymology
- curraunt (Middle English (1100-1500))
- curant (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. current
noun. ['ˈkɝːənt, ˈkɝːnt, ˈkɑːrənt'] dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas.
Synonyms
- line
- stream
- course
Antonyms
- extinct
- uncharged
- dull
- unloaded
Etymology
- curraunt (Middle English (1100-1500))
- curant (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Sentences with electric-current
1. Noun Phrase
Quartz crystals are piezoelectric: if you run an electric current through them, they vibrate at a specific rate.
2. Noun Phrase
A popular concept, these experiments are inexpensive and explore the way in which the fruit's acid combine with electrodes such as zinc and copper to produce an electric current.
3. Noun Phrase
As strange as it sounds, you can determine the fish population of your pond by temporarily stunning the fish with an electric current and taking a census.
4. Noun Phrase
Make sure that anything metallic has been removed from your pond, be it old metal lids, lawn chairs, or any sort of debris that will interfere with the electric current.