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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("electrical system" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Meronyms (parts of "electrical system"):
alternator (an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles))
automobile battery; car battery (a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle; usually a 12-volt battery of six cells; the heart of the car's electrical system)
headlamp; headlight (a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive)
ignition; ignition system (the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine)
starter; starter motor; starting motor (an electric motor for starting an engine)
rear lamp; rear light; tail lamp; taillight (lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle)
voltage regulator (a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted)
blinker; trafficator; turn indicator; turn signal (a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn)
Holonyms ("electrical system" is a part of...):
automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Utility that provides electricity
Synonyms:
electrical plant; electrical system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("electrical system" is a kind of...):
utility (a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal)
