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Electric, Electrical, or Electronic? March 20, 2020 [image https://gdb.voanews.com/899CA6D7-FEEE-49A4-B685-218DFF7BAEED_w1023_r1_s.png ] This week we answer a question from Angus in China. Question: “I'm Angus, a big fan of VOA English from China. Could you please tell me the difference among electric, electrical and electronic?” – Angus, China Answer: Dear Angus, Thanks for writing to us. These days, many people are using electronic ways to communicate with others, so this is a good question. Let us start with the word "electric," which comes from the noun electricity. "Electric" is an adjective; that is, a word used to describe a noun. Its simple meaning is "operated by electricity." Here are two examples. There is an electric fence around the cows in that field. Electric lights allow us to read at night. You can also use "electric" to describe something exciting or full of energy, like a feeling or a performance. The dancers gave an electric performance. Electrical Now, let's turn to the word "electrical." "Electrical" is also an adjective, but we mostly use it to mean "related to electricity." For example, you might say: She studies electrical engineering. Here, there is no electricity powering the noun "engineering," but “electrical engineering” is a field related to electricity. The word "electrical" also can be used in a general sense: His kitchen is full of electrical appliances. However, you cannot use the word "electrical" to describe a specific noun, like a car: That is a new Tesla electrical electric car. Electronic Finally, compare what we have just described to the word, "electronic." “Electronic” is an adjective. It describes something that operates through the use of many small electrical parts, such as microchips. In "electrical" devices, there is movement of a current, while "electronic" devices involve the movement of subatomic particles called electrons. Here is how one might use the word in a sentence: In China, almost everyone makes electronic payments when they go shopping. You may have an electric toothbrush now, but when you get an electronic toothbrush, it might tell you exactly when to stop using it ... Jill Robbins wrote this story for Learning English. George Grow was the editor. ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America VOA - Voice of America is a U.S. multimedia agency which serves as the United States government institution for non-military, external broadcasting. It is the largest U.S. international broadcaster. VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 47 languages which it distributes to affiliate stations around the globe ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts view: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ https://mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
