electrics

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noun

All the electrical components and wiring of a machine or system.

OriginEnglish electric ← New Latin ēlectricus ← Latin ēlectrum →
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Meanings

electrics1

nounelectrics (uncountable)
  1. CommonwealthuncountableAll the electrical components and wiring of a machine or system.

electrics2

noun
  1. pluralplural of electric

    There were electric vehicles around, but four-wheel drive electrics were pretty damned rare, and the snow was deep enough to stop anything that didn't have a minimum of four big wheels spinning at all times.

    2004, Dennis Barton, Red Star 4: Victory

Origin

electrics · noun

  1. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. New Latinēlectricus
  4. Englishelectric
  5. Englishelectrics

From electric + -s.

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electrics · noun

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APA

electrics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrics

MLA

“electrics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrics.

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