electricity
dieNounder Strom; die Elektrizität
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Kohleart mit niedrigem Heizwert und hohem Wassergehalt.
- English meaning
- Lignite, brown coal
- Synonym
- Lignit
- German example
- Braunkohle wird zur Stromerzeugung verwendet.
- English example
- Lignite is used for electricity generation.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Braunkohle
- Plural Form
- die Braunkohlen
Related words
- Elektrizität
electricity
- Stromzähler
electricity meter
- Thermoelektrizität
Thermoelectricity
- Bioelektrizität
bioelectricity
- Thermoelektrizität
Thermoelectricity
- Kernreaktor
Nuclear reactor
- Großverbraucher
Large-scale consumer
- Umspannwerk
substation
- Bioelektrizität
Bioelectricity is the electrical activity that occurs in living organisms.
- Dampfturbine
Steam turbine
- Gasturbine
Gas turbine
- Müllverbrennungsanlage
Waste incineration plant
- Megawatt
Megawatt
- Stromuhr
Electricity meter
- Mehrspartenhauseinführung
A multi-utility house entry refers to the introduction of various supply lines (e.g., electricity, water, gas, telecommunications) into a building through a common entry point.
- Stromzähler
electricity meter
- Hausanschluss
A house connection is the connection of a building to the public utility networks (e.g., electricity, water, gas).
- Kupferdraht
Copper wire
- Jahresbedarf
annual requirement
- Versorger
Provider
- Zählerstand
The meter reading is the value displayed on a meter (e.g. electricity, water, or gas meter) and indicates the consumption of a specific resource.
- einspeisen
to feed in, to inject
- erzeugt
produced, generated
- thermoelektrisch
Thermoelectric
- betrieben
Operated, run
- voltaisch
Voltaic refers to electricity produced by chemical reactions, especially in batteries.
- photovoltaisch
Photovoltaic refers to the conversion of light into electrical energy through the photoelectric effect, as happens in solar cells.
- Staudamm
Dam
- kraftwerkisch
Power plant-related
- Kernkraftwerk
Nuclear power plant
- Atomkraftwerk
Nuclear power plant
- Stromversorger
Power supplier, electricity provider
- Verkabelung
Wiring refers to the entirety of cables and connections required for the transmission of electricity or data in a system.
- Solarzelle
Solar cell
- Kilowattstunde
Kilowatt-hour
- Erzeugung
Generation
- Freileitung
Overhead power line
- Energieversorgung
Energy supply refers to the provision of energy, usually in the form of electricity, heat, or fuels, for use in households, industry, and transportation.
- Speicherkraftwerk
pumped-storage hydroelectricity
- Kernenergie
Nuclear energy is the energy released during the splitting of atomic nuclei, which can be used to generate electricity.
- Elektricität
Electricity
- Umlage
An assessment is a distribution of costs or burdens among several parties or an additional fee.
- Hochspannungsleitung
High-voltage power line
- Wechselrichter
Inverter
- Windrad
Wind turbine
- Aneis
ANEEL (Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency)
- energieverbrauchsrelevant
Energy consumption-relevant
- stromlos
Without electricity
- Kraftwerk
Power plant
Example sentences with “electricity”
The electricity is out. (Der Strom ist ausgefallen.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the word for electricity in German?
Use 'der Strom' for everyday usage, 'die Elektrizität' for scientific contexts.