† electraladj.

Origin: Apparently either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Latin ēlectrum , -al suffix¹; electrical adj.

Etymology: Apparently either < classical Latin ēlectrum electrum n. + -al suffix¹, or shortened < electrical adj.

Obsolete.

a. = electric adj. 1a.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [adjective] > relating to electricity generated by friction > developing static

electrical1616

electrica1626

electrine1656

electral1673

idio-electric1784

1673 N. Grew Idea Phytol. Hist. iii. 121 From the Electral Nature of divers other Bodies.

1708 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 26 72 Amber directed me to that of a Diamond, from its being Electral.

b. = electrical adj. 2.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [adjective]

electrical1644

electric1658

Franklinian1767

electral1819

Franklinic1855

all-electric1903

'lectric1955

leccy1984

1819 Times 11 Feb. 3/3 The transmitting of the electral power from the spinal marrow to the ulnar nerve at the elbow.

1857 Chicago Mag. Mar. 359/1 The flame looking like the electral light, dazzling but not tiresome; as white as can be, without vacillation or smell.

1873 B. Harte Mliss 119/1 The play of electral lights commenced at once.

1889 Fresno (Calif.) Weekly Republican 6 Dec. 5/3 The Electral Supply Company of San Francisco put in a bid for furnishing a fire alarm system.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts. Cf. electric adj. 4.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [adjective]

excited1660

electrified1745

electrical1746

electricized1747

electrized1747

electrala1763

charged?1790

live1881

alive1884

a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 290 And what electral fire Shall solve the frosty gripe, and bid it flow?

a1821 J. Keats Hyperion (new ed.) 12 in Misc. Philobiblon Soc. (1856–7) III The scenes Still swooning vivid through my globed brain, With an electral changing misery, Thou shalt with these dull mortal eyes behold.

1852 H. Melville Pierre v. i.119 Every other image in his mind attested the universality of that electral light which had darted into his soul.

1879 Allen County (Lima, Ohio) Democrat 20 Feb. 4/4 The magnetism of her smiles and the electral brightness of her looks and movement infect every one.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	electral
释义	† electraladj. Origin: Apparently either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Latin ēlectrum , -al suffix¹; electrical adj. Etymology: Apparently either < classical Latin ēlectrum electrum n. + -al suffix¹, or shortened < electrical adj. Obsolete. 1. a. = electric adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [adjective] > relating to electricity generated by friction > developing static electrical1616 electrica1626 electrine1656 electral1673 idio-electric1784 1673 N. Grew Idea Phytol. Hist. iii. 121 From the Electral Nature of divers other Bodies. 1708 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 26 72 Amber directed me to that of a Diamond, from its being Electral. b. = electrical adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [adjective] electrical1644 electric1658 Franklinian1767 electral1819 Franklinic1855 all-electric1903 'lectric1955 leccy1984 1819 Times 11 Feb. 3/3 The transmitting of the electral power from the spinal marrow to the ulnar nerve at the elbow. 1857 Chicago Mag. Mar. 359/1 The flame looking like the electral light, dazzling but not tiresome; as white as can be, without vacillation or smell. 1873 B. Harte Mliss 119/1 The play of electral lights commenced at once. 1889 Fresno (Calif.) Weekly Republican 6 Dec. 5/3 The Electral Supply Company of San Francisco put in a bid for furnishing a fire alarm system. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. Cf. electric adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric charge, electricity > [adjective] excited1660 electrified1745 electrical1746 electricized1747 electrized1747 electrala1763 charged?1790 live1881 alive1884 a1763 W. Shenstone Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 290 And what electral fire Shall solve the frosty gripe, and bid it flow? a1821 J. Keats Hyperion (new ed.) 12 in Misc. Philobiblon Soc. (1856–7) III The scenes Still swooning vivid through my globed brain, With an electral changing misery, Thou shalt with these dull mortal eyes behold. 1852 H. Melville Pierre v. i.119 Every other image in his mind attested the universality of that electral light which had darted into his soul. 1879 Allen County (Lima, Ohio) Democrat 20 Feb. 4/4 The magnetism of her smiles and the electral brightness of her looks and movement infect every one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1673
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