Definition of electric shock Electric shock
e•lec•tric shock
We found 5 definitions of electric shock from 3 different sources.
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What does electric shock mean?
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| electric shock - a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks" | ||
| electrical shock, shock | ||
| inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | ||
| electric shock - the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture; "they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks" | ||
| corporal punishment the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime | ||
| electric shock - trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning); usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness | ||
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Wiktionary 
- electric shock (Noun)
The physical reaction or shock caused by the flow of electricity through the body.
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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electric shock
The effect upon the animal system of the discharge through it of electricity with high potential difference. Pain, nervous shock, violent muscular contortions accompany it. Of currents, an alternating current is reputed worse than a direct current; intermediate is the pulsatory current.The voltage is the main element of shock, amperage has also some direct influence.
