electricity
/ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti/noun
उच्चारण इलेक्ट्रिसटी
बिजली, विद्युत; रोमांच
Basic word
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a form of energy from charged particles, used for heating and lighting, and to provide power for machines; the supply of electricity; a feeling of great emotion or excitement
बिजली, विद्युत; रोमांच
- The village now has electricity.
- electricity in the air
- The storm cut off the electricity for three hours.
+ 2 more examples
- Solar panels produce electricity from sunlight.
- We try to save electricity by switching off unused lights.
Synonyms power current energy charge excitement
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
electricity (uncountable)
Always uncountable: no plural and no 'an'. Use a unit word to measure it.
यह हमेशा uncountable है: इसका plural नहीं और 'an' नहीं लगता। मापने के लिए unit word लगाते हैं।
- Electricity is expensive in the city.
- The village got electricity last year.
generate / produce electricity
Power stations generate or produce electricity from coal, water, wind or sunlight.
बिजलीघर कोयले, पानी, हवा या सूर्य के प्रकाश से बिजली पैदा करते हैं।
- Dams generate electricity from flowing water.
run on / by electricity
A machine works 'on' or 'by' electricity.
मशीन बिजली 'on' या 'by' से चलती है।
- The train runs on electricity.
- The pump is worked by electricity.
electricity bill / supply / cut
Common compounds: electricity bill, electricity supply, electricity cut.
आम compounds: electricity bill, electricity supply, electricity cut।
- The electricity bill arrives every month.
- There was an electricity cut for two hours.
electricity in the plural: electrical supplies
If you want to count supplies, say electricity connections or electricity meters, not electricities.
आपूर्ति गिनना हो तो electricity connections या electricity meters कहें, electricities नहीं।
- The village now has two hundred electricity connections.
+Collocations 5
verb + electricity
generateproducesavewasteconductuse
- Copper conducts electricity very well.
adjective + electricity
cheapfreestaticsolardomestic
- Solar electricity is increasingly cheap.
electricity + noun
boardbillmetersupplygridcharges
- The State Electricity Board raised its tariffs.
a unit / amount of electricity
a unit ofa lot oflittleenoughno
- The factory uses a lot of electricity.
sources of electricity
coalhydrosolarwindnucleargas
- India produces electricity from coal, hydro and solar sources.
“More examples 6
- Radhika studies by candlelight when there is no electricity.
जब बिजली नहीं होती तब राधिका मोमबत्ती की रोशनी में पढ़ती है।
- Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity in the eighteenth century.
बेंजामिन फ्रैंकलिन ने अठारहवीं शताब्दी में बिजली पर प्रयोग किए।
- Wind farms in Tamil Nadu supply electricity to the grid.
तमिलनाडु के wind farms grid को बिजली देते हैं।
- Static electricity makes your hair stand up when you remove a sweater.
Sweater उतारने पर static electricity से बाल खड़े हो जाते हैं।
- Please save electricity by switching off the fans.
कृपया पंखे बंद करके बिजली बचाइए।
- A power cut left the whole town without electricity for six hours.
बिजली कटौती के कारण पूरा शहर छह घंटे बिना बिजली के रहा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The electricities of the village was cut.
✓ The electricity of the village was cut.
Electricity is uncountable and has no plural.
Electricity uncountable है और उसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ A electricity is needed for this machine.
✓ Electricity is needed for this machine.
Do not use 'a' with an uncountable noun.
Uncountable noun के साथ 'a' नहीं लगता।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: electric (working by electricity: 'an electric fan'; also full of excitement: 'an electric atmosphere') and electrical (connected with electricity in general: 'electrical engineering', 'electrical goods').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: electric (बिजली से चलने वाला: 'an electric fan'; उत्साह से भरा भी: 'an electric atmosphere') और electrical (सामान्य रूप से बिजली से संबंधित: 'electrical engineering', 'electrical goods')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: electric current is measured in amperes (ampere), voltage in volts, resistance in ohms and power in watts; Ohm's law states V = IR; Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetic induction (the principle of generators); copper and silver are good conductors and rubber and wood are insulators; the electricity supply in India is about 230 volts at 50 Hz.
विज्ञान GK में विद्युत धारा ampere में, वोल्टेज volt में, प्रतिरोध ohm में और शक्ति watt में मापी जाती है; Ohm का नियम V = IR है; Michael Faraday ने विद्युत-चुंबकीय प्रेरण (जनित्रों का सिद्धांत) की खोज की; ताँबा और चाँदी अच्छे सुचालक और रबर और लकड़ी कुचालक हैं; भारत में बिजली आपूर्ति लगभग 230 वोल्ट 50 Hz पर है।
Saubhagya (2017) aimed to electrify all homes.
सौभाग्य योजना (2017) का लक्ष्य सभी घरों का विद्युतीकरण था।