electric

adj 1: using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated

by electricity; "electric current"; "electric wiring";

"electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm" [syn: {electrical}]

2: (of a situation) exceptionally tense; "an atmosphere

electric with suspicion"

3: affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave

an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a

galvanic effect on morale" [syn: {galvanic}, {galvanizing}]

n : a vehicle that is powered by electricity [syn: {electric

automobile}, {electric car}]

electron

A sub-atomic particle with a negative quantised

{charge}. A flow of electrical {current} consists of the

unidirectional (on average) movement of many electrons. The

more mobile electrons are in a given material, the greater it

electrical conductance (or equivalently, the lower its

resistance).

(1995-10-06)