Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electric light

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: elec-tric -light
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Artificial light using electricity as a source of illumination.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A device producing such light: an electric lightbulb or the lamp or light fixture that uses it.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As late as 1910, only 7 per cent of Londoners had electric light in their homes."
"The electric light system at Paddington is a very large one. There are 101 of these big lights of 2.000 candle power each, 4,000 of 25, and 23 of 100 candle power respectively, […]."

Usage

Inflected Forms

electric lights (plural)

Phrases

electric light bug

Frequently Paired Words

daylight sunlight sunbeam moonlight moonbeam starlight starbeam natural light

Synonyms

light bulb lightbulb bulb incandescent lamp electric-light bulb

Questions

What does electric light mean?: Artificial light using electricity as a source of illumination.

How to pronounce electric light

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