electro
/ɪˈlɛk.tɹəʊ/
electro noun: an electrotype.
Noun
electro (countable and uncountable, plural electros)
- An electrotype.
- An electronic style of hip hop; electrofunk.
- Oft-derided, even in its 2002 heyday, no one expected electroclash to last. But, just as sonic heirs such as La Roux or Little Boots capitalise on their groundwork, the old electro guard return with works of real solidity and depth.2009 April 24, Tony Naylor, “Emerging victorious”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2024
- Electrolysis.
- First a great big hug to Lynette for her tips on makeup, and shaving. I dressed last weekend, and at a distance my face would definitely pass. (need lots of electro to fix this though).1993 March 2, Kelley Ann Lewis/Stephen Hathorne, “today”, in alt.transgendered (Usenet), retrieved 21 Mar 2022
- PS I think laser [hair removal] will be approved as at least as perm [permanent] as electro.^([sic]) and much quicker and less painful.1998 April 14, W J Peterson, “Re: Unwanted body hair”, in alt.fashion (Usenet), retrieved 21 Mar 2022
Verb
electro (third-person singular simple present electros, present participle electroing, simple past and past participle electroed)
- To electrotype.
electro meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
electro in Hindi
- इलेक्ट्रो
electro in Tamil
- மின்சாரவோட்டத்தின் அடிப்படையிலான, மின் வேதியியல் முறை
electro in Urdu
- الیکٹرو, الیکٹروینگ, الیکٹرونگ
electro in Bengali
- ইলেকট্রো
More languagesFewer languages
- electro in Telugu
- ఎలక్ట్రో, ఎలెక్ట్రో
- electro in Malayalam
- ഇലക്ട്രോ
- electro in Kannada
- ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರೋ
- electro in Punjabi
- ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋ
- electro in Gujarati
- ઇલેક્ટ્રો
- electro in Nepali
- इलेक्ट्रो
Forms of electro
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | electros |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | electros |
| present participle | electroing |
| past participle | electroed |
| past | electroed |
Origin of electro
Clipping.
Words formed from electro
Words that rhyme with electro
Questions about electro
- What does electro mean?
- Electro means an electrotype.
- What is electro in Hindi?
- Electro in Hindi is इलेक्ट्रो. See Electro meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is electro?
- Electro can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce electro?
- Electro is pronounced /ɪˈlɛk.tɹəʊ/.
- What is the plural of electro?
- The plural of electro is electros.
Words near electro in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: electro (page history and authors); electro (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); electro (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); electro (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); electro (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); electro (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); electro (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); electro (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); electro (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); electro (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); electro (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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