electrification
The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
Noun
- The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
- The adaptation (of a home, farm, village, city, countryside, industry, railroad) for electric power.
- rural electrification
- As temperature regulations and quality-control issues were of paramount importance [in American dairying circa the 1920s to 1940s], the superiority of electric milk coolers became recognized. Electrification itself...
- The proposed Bedford-Leeds service requires the electrification of the Midland main line north of Market Harborough (it assumes that Kettering to Market Harborough is a done deal) and the Birmingham-Nottingham service...
Coordinate Terms: mechanization electronification computerization digitalization automation automatization wiring
Origin
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English -fy English electrify Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English electrification From electrify + -ation.