electrification

The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.

Noun

  1. The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
  2. 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.

Forms

electrifications

Related

electrify electricity electric

Derived

nonelectrification triboelectrification