electric

From Wiktionary

electric is part of the Basic English 850.

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈlɛktɹɪk/
• SAMPA: /I"lEktrIk/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[change] Adjective

Positive electric

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If a machine is electric, it uses electricity.

   My grandmother wrote her letters on a typewriter; my mother used an electric typewriter, and I use a computer.

   We bought a new gas stove. It's much faster than our old electric one.

[change] See also

• electronic