(electric) shock
72electric cataract — a cataract occurring after an electric shock, especially to the head. Anterior subcapsular cataracts may form and develop within days after a severe shock; slowly developing or stationary opacities may follow a shock not on the head …
73electric — I. adjective Etymology: New Latin electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, from Medieval Latin, of amber, from Latin electrum amber, electrum, from Greek ēlektron; akin to Greek ēlektōr beaming sun Date: 1675 1. (or electrical) of,… …
74electric fish — noun : any of several fishes (as the electric eel, electric catfish, electric ray) able to communicate an electric shock by means of special organs * * * electric fish, any one of about 250 species of fish having an electric organ and able to… …
75electric — e•lec•tric [[t]ɪˈlɛk trɪk[/t]] adj. 1) elm pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock[/ex] 2) elm producing, transmitting, or operated by electric currents: an electric bell; electric cord[/ex] 3) cvb… …
76electric — /əˈlɛktrɪk / (say uh lektrik) adjective 1. relating to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric current; an electric shock. 2. producing, transmitting, or operated by electric currents: an electric bell. 3. electrifying;… …
77electric — 01. When I was a kid, we had an [electric] can opener, which to me always seemed kind of useless. 02. Turn off the lights when you go out of the room; we need to save on [electricity]. 03. Firemen believe the fire started because of a broken… …
78electric eel — noun eel shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body • Syn: ↑Electrophorus electric • Hypernyms: ↑cypriniform fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Electrophorus, ↑genus Electrophorus * * * noun, pl ⋯ eels [ …
79shock — 1. noun /ʃɒk/ a) Sudden, heavy impact. When I read of witty persons, I could not figure them but like the little shock (translating the German Spitz). b) Something so surprising that it is stunning. 2. verb /ʃɒk/ …
80electric fence — noun a fence through which an electric current can be passed, giving an electric shock to any person or animal touching it …
