- [uncountable] a form of energy from charged elementary particles, usually supplied as electric current through cables, wires, etc. for lighting, heating, driving machines, etc.
- materials that conduct electricity
- to produce/supply electricity
- The wind farm will generate enough electricity for some 30 000 homes.
- electricity from renewable sources
- They are looking to develop more efficient ways of converting the energy from sunlight into electricity.
- No progress was made towards harnessing electricity as an energy source.
- electricity supply/generation
- an electricity bill
- a waste of electricity
- The electricity is off (= there is no electric power supply).
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2, Physics and chemistrya2, Engineeringa2- A high-voltage fault sparked an electricity blackout.
- All the houses now have electricity.
- Crews did their best to restore electricity after the storm.
- Electricity flows through the wires in the circuit.
- Her electricity was cut off when she didn't pay her bill.
- I switched the light off to save electricity.
- Insulating your house could cut your electricity bill by half.
- Metals conduct electricity well.
- More than a million customers lost electricity following the flooding.
- The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population.
- The town will soon be connected to the national electricity grid.
- We run the washing machine at night because off-peak electricity is much cheaper.
- a 10% drop in electricity prices
- the company's role in California's electricity crisis
- services such as gas, water, and electricity
- The government are improving the electricity grid and building new pipelines.
- Whole villages were left without electricity.
- The solar panels produce more electricity than the building consumes.
- mains electricity
- cars powered by electricity
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high-voltage
- low-voltage
- mains
- …
- create
- generate
- make
- …
- flow
- run
- surge through something
- …
- bill
- charges
- costs
- …
- [uncountable, singular] a feeling of great emotion, excitement, etc.
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