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electric eel

(Encyclopedia)electric eel: see electric fish. ...

electric eye

(Encyclopedia)electric eye: see photoelectric cell. ...

electric fish

(Encyclopedia)electric fish, name for various fish that produce electricity by means of organs usually developed from modified muscle tissue. The electric eels of South America are freshwater knifefish unrelated to...

electric furnace

(Encyclopedia)electric furnace: see furnace.

electric shock

(Encyclopedia)electric shock, effect of the passage of a current of electricity through the body. Fatality may result from shocks of from 1 to 2 amperes and 500 to 1,000 volts. However, the effect of electric shock...

eel, electric

(Encyclopedia)eel, electric: see electric fish. ...

current, electric

(Encyclopedia)current, electric, net movement or flow of electric charge from one point to another or across some boundary. See alternating current; direct current; electricity. ...

circuit, electric

(Encyclopedia)circuit, electric: see electric circuit. ...

fuse, electric

(Encyclopedia)fuse, electric, safety device used to protect an electric circuit against an excessive current. A fuse consists essentially of a strip of low-melting alloy enclosed in a suitable housing. It is connec...

motor, electric

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Motor: In the AC motor, current fed to the conducting loop of wire causes it to rotate in the magnetic field, thus turning the shaft on which the loop is mounted. In the DC motor, the direction...