ELECTRIFICATION

electrification

(noun) the act of providing electricity; “the electrification of rural Tennessee”

electrification

(noun) the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

electrification (countable and uncountable, plural electrifications)

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

The adaptation (of a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.

Source: Wiktionary


E*lec`tri*fi*ca"tion, n. (Physics)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTUITIVELY

(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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