Electrically
[ɪ'lektrɪkəlɪ]
Definition
(adv.) In the manner of electricity, or by means of it; thrillingly.
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Examples
- As was to be expected, the card index and electrically operated features caused thousands of concerns, large and small, to adopt the addressograph. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The oven filled with calcium carbide is then electrically heated with a carbon rod running through the center. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Practically all silver, gold, and nickel plating is done in this way; machine, bicycle, and motor attachments are not solid, but are of cheaper material electrically plated with nickel. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Electrically driven machinery is now regarded as the standard machinery. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It has been said that although Oersted was the discoverer of electro-magnetism and Ampère its expounder, Faraday made the science of magnets electrically what it is at the present day. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Jacobi builds first Electrically propelled Boat. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In each one is introduced a pyrometer, connected electrically with a switchboard located in a separate building. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In practice, the chalk drum was electrically connected with one pole of an incoming telegraph circuit, and the vibrating arm and pad with the other pole. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Carbon for commutator brushes has been superseded by graphite in some cases, the latter material being found much more advantageous, electrically. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The wheels and drum were electrically connected in the line over which the message was to be sent. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This time and the time of striking target are electrically recorded on the Chronograph. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It has, however, for the most parts been superseded by the process patented by Hall, April 2, 1889, No. 400,766, in which alumina dissolved in fused cryolite is electrically decomposed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The train was electrically heated and stuffy but fresh cold air came in through the window. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- An electrically controlled clock usually contains a small magnetic needle, which shows from which direction the currents are coming. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Carbon tetrachloride, now made electrically at Niagara Falls, is very cheap and would be ideal for the purpose. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Using a sub-caliber rifle rigidly attached to the muzzle of the gun and fired electrically by the firing gear of the big gun. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The surrounding electrons render the atom electrically neutral. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- At the present moment in New York City there is hardly a printing establishment worthy the name that is not electrically operated throughout. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There is a second firing handle _B_ attached to the slide, for firing either electrically or percussively. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the printing trade, electrically heated linotype melting pots are being introduced successfully, while glue-pots and sealing-wax melters can be seen in binderies and banking institutions. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Editor: Tamara