ELECTRO

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

electro (countable and uncountable, plural electros)

(countable, obsolete) An electrotype.

(uncountable, music genre) An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.

Verb

electro (third-person singular simple present electros, present participle electroing, simple past and past participle electroed)

(archaic) To electrotype.

Anagrams

• Elector, corelet, elector

Source: Wiktionary


E*lec"tro-. Etym: [L. electrum amber. See Electric.]

Definition: A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing electricity, etc.; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic; electro- magnet.

E*lec"tro, n.

Definition: An electrotype.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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