| electrical work | the craft of an electrician |
| scanning | the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission |
electrotherapy
galvanism
electric healing
electrical healing | the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) |
electric shock
electrical shock
shock | a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body, subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response, electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks |
galvanic skin response
GSR
psychogalvanic response
electrodermal response
electrical skin response
Fere phenomenon
Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
capacitor
capacitance
condenser electrical condenser | an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge |
circuit
electrical circuit
electric circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
distributor
distributer
electrical distributor | electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence |
| electrical cable | a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations |
| electrical contact | contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another |
| electrical converter | converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa |
| electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity |
| electrical system | equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio |
| electrical system electrical plant | utility that provides electricity |
fuse electrical fuse
safety fuse | an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded |
relay
electrical relay | electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit |
shunt electrical shunt
bypass | a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current |
switch electric switch
electrical switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
wall socket
wall plug
electric outlet
electrical outlet
outlet electric receptacle | receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices |
electrical engineering
EE | the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication |
finger scan
finger scanning | biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically |
| iris scanning | biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye, the structure of the iris is very distinctive |
| retinal scanning | biometric identification by scanning the retina of the eye, identification by retinal scanning is complicated by eye movements |
| electrical discharge | a discharge of electricity |
| electrical engineer | a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity |
capacitance
electrical capacity
capacity | an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored |
elastance
electrical elastance | the reciprocal of capacitance |
| electrical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon involving electricity |
electrical power
electric power
wattage | the product of voltage and current |
| electricity electrical energy | energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor, they built a car that runs on electricity |
| electrical line of force | a line of force in an electrical field |
electric resistance
electrical resistance
impedance
resistance resistivity
ohmic resistance | a material's opposition to the flow of electric current, measured in ohms |
| electrical conduction | the passage of electricity through a conductor |
| electrical disturbance | electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters) |
thunderstorm
electrical storm
electric storm | a storm resulting from strong rising air currents, heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning |
| scanning | the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer |
| electrical | relating to or concerned with electricity, an electrical engineer, electrical and mechanical engineering industries |
electric
electrical | using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity, electric current, electric wiring, electrical appliances, an electrical storm |