ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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