Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electrics

/ɪlˈɛktɹɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: electrics
IPA: /ɪlˈɛktɹɪks/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All the electrical components and wiring of a machine or system.

Uncountable

noun

plural of electric

Example Sentences

"There were electric vehicles around, but four-wheel drive electrics were pretty damned rare, and the snow was deep enough to stop anything that didn't have a minimum of four big wheels spinning at all times."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English -s English electrics From electric + -s.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

bioelectrics piezoelectrics

Questions

How do you pronounce electrics?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪlˈɛktɹɪks/.
What does electrics mean?: All the electrical components and wiring of a machine or system.
Where does electrics come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English -s English electrics From electric + -s.

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