electricity definition by Wordo

Noun

Originally

,

a

property

of

amber

and

certain

other

nonconducting

substances

to

attract

lightweight

material

when

rubbed

,

or

the

cause

of

this

property

;

now

understood

to

be

a

phenomenon

caused

by

the

distribution

and

movement

of

charged

subatomic

particles

and

their

interaction

with

the

electromagnetic field

.