o James Roach was electrocuted in
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5lt fH % Ml &L ft b ►
electrocution /i.lektra'kjuijn/ noun [U]: Six people were drowned; five died
from electrocution. XAffltft, o
He
was sentenced to death by electrocution, ftk M £ij A MJ £t?Eo
electrode
/Tlektraud; NAmE -troud/ noun either of two points (or terminals) by which an electric current enters or leaves
a battery or other electrical device A® — see also anode, cathode
electro dynam ics /i.lektraudai'naemiks; NAmE -trou-/ noun [U] {physics #j)
the study of the way that electric currents and magnetic fields affect each other
electroencephalogram /i.lektrauin'sefalagrsem;
-'kefala-; NAmE -trouin'sef-/ noun = EEG elec troly sis /i.lek'trnlasis;
NAmE
-'trail-/ noun [U] 1 the destruction of
the roots of hairs by means of an electric current, as a beauty treatment
) 2 (chemistry it) the separation of
a liquid (or electrolyte) into its chemical parts by passing an electric
current through it
elec-tro-lyte /ilektralait/ noun {chemistry it) a
liquid that an electric current can pass through, especially in an electric
cell or battery f&HM; ►
elec-tro-ly-
tic /i.lektra'litik/ adj.
elec tro mag net /iTektraumaegnat; NAmE -trou-/ noun {physics %/) a
piece of metal which becomes magnetic
when electricity is passed through it 'feMW elec tro mag net ic /i.lektraumaeg'netik;
NAmE
-trou-/ adj. {physics
%j) having both electrical and magnetic
characteristics (or properties)
%$£(ft: an electromagnetic wave/field itMifc / ^
electromagnet-ism
/i.lektrau'maegnatizam; NAmE -trou-/ noun [U] {physics $j) the production of a magnetic field by means of an
electric current, or of an electric current by means of a magnetic field feU elec-trom-eter /,ilek'trnmita(r);
NAmE
-'traim-/ noun {physics
%)) an instrument for measuring electrical POTENTIAL tfrffcit
elec-tron /Tlektrnn; NAmE -train/ noun {physics %}) a very
small piece of matter (= a substance) with a negative electric charge, found
in all atoms ffeiF —see also NEUTRON,PROTON
electron gun noun
{technical Ain) a device that produces a stream of electrons
AXffr electron ic
0"w /i.lek'tromk; NAmE -'traimk/ adj. [usually before
noun]
1 (of a device 3t3t) having or using many small parts,
such as microchips, that
control and direct a small electric current
dictionary is available in electronic form. MlX
){& 0 2 concerned with
electronic equipment NeL X i&
i§- (ft; feXitlfflft: an electronic engineer ifeXXfgiJif electron ical ly /i.lek'trnmkli/
adv. in an
electronic way, or using a device that works in an electronic way ffe X ^ fi: to process data electronically 0=
using a computer) Mfj feXffcJS&S .electronic ‘mail noun [u] {formal) = email n.{ 1) .electronic 'organizer noun a very small
computer which can be carried around, used for storing information such as
addresses and important dates E&Xiflftff .electronic publishing noun
[u] the business of publishing books in a form that can be read on a computer,
for example as CD-ROMs NiXib® elec tron ics /i.lek'tromks; NAmE -'train-/ noun 1 [U] the branch
of science and technology that studies electric currents in electronic
equipment ffeX^ 2 [U] the use of electronic technology, especially in
developing new equipment X¥ (ft iz : the electronics industry ffe X X ik 3 electronics [pi.] the
electronic circuits and components (= parts) used in
electronic equipment
feXf&iM; %Xj8rff: a fault in the electronics
feXfeJM
elec tronic 'tagging noun [u] the system of attaching an electronic device to a
person so that the police, etc. know where the person is f&X-^lRRMS ( Pft X
A
e.lectron
'microscope noun a very
powerful microscope that
uses electrons instead of
light elec-tro-plate
/I'lektrapleit/ verb [VN] [usually passive] to cover sth with a thin layer
of metal using electrolysis
elec-tro-shock ther-apy /I'lektraujnk
Berapi; NAmE -troujaik/
noun = electroconvulsive therapy elec-tro-stat-ic /i.lektrau'staetik;
NAmE -trou-/
adj. {physics
tyj) used to talk about electric charges that are not moving, rather than
electric currents # %(ft ele gant 0-w /'eligant/
adj.
1 (of people or their behaviour Al5c^#lt) attractive
and showing a good sense of style tfc H (ft ; X ?£ (ft HT1 stylish: She was tall and elegant. jt If
X, it 91A Ao 2
(of clothes, places and things All, M A R^Jm) attractive and
designed well tlfclft; itt^lft; UfAlft 003 stylish : an elegant dress ft
(ft)£Af!i O an
elegant room/restaurant jigjftftJlHM / # IT 3 (of a plan or an
idea i+j<lj^t*J,}£) clever but simple fSS (ft ; dlpW; HI BJ (ft : an elegant solution to the problem ► ele gance /'eligans/
noun [U]: She dresses with casual elegance. M (ft
If Kt o o His writing
combines elegance and wit. iWitf AlMXiMSo ele-gant-ly adv.: elegantly dressed IF HA
A o elegantly
furnished ele
giac /,eh'd3aiak/ adj. {formal or literary)
expressing sadness, especially about the past or people who have died $5 lift
(ft; £#|ft; Mlft
.elegiac
'couplet noun
{technical A iff) a pair of lines, one with six strong or long
syllables and one with five, found especially in Latin and Greek poetry
elegy /'el0d3i/ noun {pi. -ies) a poem or song
that expresses sadness, especially for sb who has died ffe
i*; tttt;
elem ent o-m /'elimant/
noun
►
PART/AMOUNT |km. 1 [C] ~
(in/of sth) a necessary
or typical part of
sth Cost
was a key element in our decision.
ft (ft 0 % o 0 The story has all the elements of
a soap
opera. &A H # #
& M (ft flfi ^ gij M 0 0 Customer
relations is an important element of the job. A? §
A^Ji&^Xftlftli^fPiK 2[c, usually sing.] ~ of
surprise, risk, truth, etc. a small amount of a quality or feeling AM; W ^ : We need to preserve the
element of surprise. @ ^ ^ A
o There appears to be an element of
truth in his story. ft!llftmW^£iISlo
►
GROUP OF PEOPLE H 0 3 [C,
usually pi.] a group of people who form a part of a larger group or society (AI3A
ft A A Eft ) ^ , — i‘K: moderate/radical
elements within the party ft| (ft M ftl lit / o
unruly elements in the school ^^M^IftfcEftA
►
CHEMISTRY 4 [C] a simple
chemical substance that
consists of atoms of only
one type and cannot be split by chemical means into a simpler substance. Gold, oxygen and carbon are all elements. ^,
ft, ) —compare compound n.(2)
►
EARTH/AIR/FIRE/WATER h; X*v A; A 5 [C]
one of the four substances : earth, air, fire *and water, which people used to
believe everything else was made of
( IBWiAAi,
)
►
WEATHER Aft 6 the elements [pi.]
the weather, especially bad weather ( X fa M A (ft ) Aft: Are we going to brave the elements
and go for a walk? ftii ]^ f fRI
0 to be exposed to the elements
►
BASIC PRINCIPLES S A JJUS 7 elements [pi ]
the basic principles of a subject that you have to learn first ( A
S51D, 033 BASICS:
He taught
me the elements of map-reading,
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