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electrification

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.
  • noun The substitution, upon a railway system, of electric for steam or other motive power; the conversion of a steam-, cable-, or horse-railway into an electric railway.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Physics) The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group
  • noun the act of providing electricity

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Examples

  • The government had never invested in electrification, schools, or roads near the railway, nor had it provided access to credit so that farmers could buy fertilizer or good seed.

    The Next Empire 2010

  • The government had never invested in electrification, schools, or roads near the railway, nor had it provided access to credit so that farmers could buy fertilizer or good seed.

    The Next Empire 2010

  • The government had never invested in electrification, schools, or roads near the railway, nor had it provided access to credit so that farmers could buy fertilizer or good seed.

    The Next Empire 2010

  • The grades will be reduced to eight-tenths in order to cut down maintenance charges which are very heavy; electrification is another very important matter, and reports on that question have been obtained for the entire line, and complete plans for that have been prepared.

    Greater Ontario 1917

  • One of many alternatives is through what is commonly called the electrification of the automobile.

    Autoblog Green 2010

  • Yes, GM has made an important (and necessary) step in the long-term electrification of the automobile.

    The Truth About Cars 2008

  • The other example is rural electrification, which is widely subsidized, again making it difficult for the renewable energy alternatives (and PVs in particular) to compete in applications for which they would otherwise be, for consumers, the financially more attractive alternative.

    1. Overview 1994

  • "There has been much talk of improving the line between London and Swansea by electrification, which is to be applauded, but there is also a need to improve the services that connect our capital city to the Valleys," said Ms Wood.

    WalesOnline - Home 2010

  • "The primary project there is Auckland rail electrification, which is the biggest one," he says.

    ta tvnz national headlines auto group 2009

  • Press called the electrification of cars a "core strategic advantage" and said the battle is about getting the technology affordable enough for people to be able to use it.

    Freep.com - RSS 2008

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