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Definition: Electrical Shock |
Electrical ShockNoun1. A reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Electrical ShockSynonyms: electric shock (n), shock (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Electrical Shock |
| English words defined with "electrical shock": Electrical fish. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "electrical shock": Lhermitte's sign. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | With an electrical shock, it immediately disrupts a deadly arrhythmia. (references) | |
Cardioversion To quickly restore a heart to its normal rhythm, the doctor may apply an electrical shock to the chest wall. Called cardioversion, this treatment is most often used in emergency situations. (references) | ||
Human Rights | Egypt | The family complained to the authorities of signs of physical abuse and electrical shock on the body, and the local prosecutor carried out an investigation. (references) |
Trade | Singapore | The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) mark is a compulsory stamp of approval given by the PSB to ensure that consumers are safe from hazards such as fire, explosion and electrical shock when using these appliances. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
electrical shock | 41 |
electrical shock treatment | 4 |
electrical shock therapy | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-c-e-e-h-i-k-l-l-o-r-s-t" | |
-4 letters: chalcocites, cholesteric, cockatrices, theocracies. | |
-5 letters: allosteric, artichokes, calcicoles, cerecloths, chalcocite, cheliceral, chickarees, clerkliest, cockatiels, cockatrice, crackliest, electrical, escharotic, laccoliths, octarchies, recollects, sclerotial, tracheoles. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6C 65 63 74 72 69 63 61 6C 53 68 6F 63 6B |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101100 01100101 01100011 01110100 01110010 01101001 01100011 01100001 01101100 00100000 01010011 01101000 01101111 01100011 01101011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E l e c t r i c a l   S h o c k |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006C 0065 0063 0074 0072 0069 0063 0061 006C 0053 0068 006F 0063 006B |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3978716986847569677825374816977 |
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