electricity

CEFRA2

/ˌiːlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

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Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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The study of electrical phenomena; the branch of science dealing with such phenomena.
Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field.
Electrical power, as supplied by power stations or generators.

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Again, the concretion of Ice will not endure a dry attrition without liquation ; for if it be rubbed long with a cloth, it melteth. But Cryſtal will calefie unto electricity ; that is, a power to attract ſtraws or light bodies, and convert the needle freely placed.
1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, 4th edition, page 56
Attraction, then, is the first phenomenon that arrests our attention, and it is one that is constantly attendant on excitation. It is therefore considered a sure indicator of the presence of electricity in an active state, and forms the basis of all its tests.
1837, William Leithead, Electricity, page 5
We may express all these results in a concise and consistent manner by describing an electrified body as charged with a certain quantity of electricity, which we may denote by e.
1873, James Clerk Maxwell, A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
How does it work, though? It's based on the observation made some 200 years ago that electricity can change the shape of flames.
2011 March 29, Jon Henley, The Guardian
The electricity was crackling around Celtic Park even before a ball had been kicked, the home crowd unleashing noise and colour and every ounce of passion in their bodies on the visitors.
2016 September 28, Tom English, “Celtic 3–3 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport

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From electric + -ity.