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electric appliancea device or machine that operates using electricity for household or commercial use

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a device or machine that operates using electricity for household or commercial use

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈlektrɪk əˈplaɪəns/

Korean meaning: 가정용이나 상업용으로 전기를 사용하여 작동하는 장치나 기계

Korean pronunciation: 일**렉**트릭 어**플라**이언스

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother is still afraid of electric appliances and prefers her old manual tools.
  • During the blackout, we realized how dependent we are on electric appliances.
  • He bought so many electric appliances that his electricity bill looks like a phone number.

electric appliance

NOUN

//ɪˈlektrɪk əˈplaɪəns//

a device or machine that operates using electricity for household or commercial use

electric appliance concept
💡 Concept

a device or machine that operates using electricity for household or commercial use

electric appliance rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Electric appliance alliance built on our reliance!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪˈlektrɪk əˈplaɪəns/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈlektrɪk əˈplaɪəns/

🌳Etymology

Rootelectric + appliance

Origin

Electric은 그리스어 'elektron(호박)'에서 유래되었고, appliance는 라틴어 'applicare(적용하다)'에서 나왔습니다. 고대 그리스인들이 호박을 문지르면 전기가 발생한다는 것을 발견한 것이 전기의 어원이 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

alliancereliancecompliance
alliance
reliance
compliance

🔗Collocations

household electric appliances
energy-efficient electric appliances
electric appliance store
repair electric appliances
unplug electric appliances
modern electric appliances

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother is still afraid of electric appliances and prefers her old manual tools.

During the blackout, we realized how dependent we are on electric appliances.

😄 Fun example

He bought so many electric appliances that his electricity bill looks like a phone number.

Smart electric appliances can now be controlled remotely through smartphone apps.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

electrical deviceelectrical equipmentelectronic appliancehome appliance

Antonyms

manual toolnon-electric device

Related

electronicsgadgetmachinedeviceequipmenthousehold items

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