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electra
  • n  (Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus)
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electra complex
  • n  a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father
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electric-arc furnace
  • n  an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel
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electric-discharge lamp
  • n  an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube
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electric-light bulb
  • n  electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
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electric arc
  • n  electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
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