electrification

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/ɪˈlɛktɹɪfɪkeɪʃən/

noun

The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.

“rural electrification”

Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

nounelectrification (countable and uncountable, plural electrifications)

plural electrifications

  1. countableuncountableThe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
  2. countableuncountableThe adaptation (of a home, farm, village, city, countryside, industry, railroad) for electric power.

    rural electrification

    2 more examples

    The proposed Bedford-Leeds service requires the electrification of the Midland main line north of Market Harborough (it assumes that Kettering to Market Harborough is a done deal) and the Birmingham-Nottingham service requires electrification west of Nottingham.

    2019 October, Dan Harvey, “Midlands Connect touts direct city links”, in Modern Railways, page 9

    Transport Scotland's Director of Rail Bill Reeve has raised the prospect of electrification in Scotland being extended to connect all of the nation's seven cities. With the Scottish Government due to publish its plans in the spring for achieving a zero net carbon railway by 2035, Reeve told RAIL that "the working assumption" is that it will include the erection of wires to Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness and Dundee.

    2019 November 6, “Network News”, in Rail, page 24

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. New Latinēlectricus
  4. Englishelectric
  5. Englishelectrify
  6. Englishelectrification

From electrify + -ation.

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Translations

Bulgarian наелектризиране
  • наелектризиране (naelektrizirane)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Catalan electrificació, electrificació
  • electrificacióthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • electrificacióadaptation for electric power
Chinese Mandarin 電氣化 /电气化, 電化 /电化
  • 電氣化 /电气化 (diànqìhuà)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • 電化 /电化 (diànhuà)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • 帶電 /带电 (dàidiàn)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Czech elektrifikace, elektrifikovanost
  • elektrifikacethe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • elektrifikovanostthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • elektrizacethe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • elektrizovanostthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Danish elektrificering, elektrificering
  • elektrificeringthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • elektrificeringadaptation for electric power
Finnish sähköistäminen, sähköistys
  • sähköistäminenthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • sähköistysthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • sähköistäminenadaptation for electric power
French électrification, électrification
  • électrificationthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • électrificationadaptation for electric power
German Elektrifizierung, Elektrifikation
  • Elektrifizierungthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • Elektrifikationthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • Elektrisierungthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Greek ηλέκτριση
  • ηλέκτριση (iléktrisi)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Hindi बिजलीकरण, बिजलीकरण
  • बिजलीकरण (bijlīkraṇ)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • बिजलीकरण (bijlīkraṇ)adaptation for electric power
Icelandic rafvæðing
  • rafvæðingthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Indonesian elektrifikasi
  • elektrifikasiadaptation for electric power
Italian elettrificazione, elettrificazione
  • elettrificazionethe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • elettrificazioneadaptation for electric power
Japanese 電化, 帯電
  • 電化 (denka)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • 帯電 (taiden)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Korean 전화, 대전
  • 전화 (jeonhwa)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • 대전 (daejeon)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Latvian elektrifikācija
  • elektrifikācijathe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Norwegian Bokmål elektrifisering, elektrifisering
  • elektrifiseringthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • elektrifiseringadaptation for electric power
Persian برقرسانی, برقرسانی
  • برقرسانی (barq-resâni)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • برقرسانی (barq-resâni)adaptation for electric power
Polish elektryfikacja
  • elektryfikacjaadaptation for electric power
Portuguese eletrificação, electrificação
  • eletrificaçãothe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • electrificaçãothe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • eletrificaçãoadaptation for electric power
  • electrificaçãoadaptation for electric power
Russian электрифика́ция
  • электрифика́ция (elektrifikácija)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Spanish electrificación, electrificación
  • electrificaciónthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • electrificaciónadaptation for electric power
Swedish elektrifiering, elektrifiering
  • elektrifieringthe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • elektrifieringadaptation for electric power
Turkish elektriklenme, elektrifikasyon
  • elektriklenmethe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
  • elektrifikasyonadaptation for electric power
Ukrainian електрифіка́ція
  • електрифіка́ція (elektryfikácija)the act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity
Vietnamese điện khí hóa
  • điện khí hóathe act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity

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APA

electrification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrification

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“electrification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrification. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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