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(Encyclopedia)electric charge: see charge.electric current
(Encyclopedia)electric current: see electricity. ...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. ...Browse by Subject
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