amount of electricity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamountandelectricity
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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electricity
noun[U]
uk/ˌel.ɪkˈtrɪs.ə.ti/us/iˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i/
a form of energy that can be produced in several ways and that provides power to devices that create light, ...
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(Definition ofamountandelectricityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is impossible to project with any accuracy theamountofelectricitythat will be produced by nuclear power in 2010.
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A bill based on the weight of the copper (and later zinc), and hence theamountofelectricityused, was sent to the household.
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It is a contingent moral truth that passing a givenamountofelectricitythrough a person's body causes them severe pain.
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It is logically necessary that if passing a certain electric current through peoples' bodies produces severe pain, then it is bad to pass thatamountofelectricitythrough peoples' bodies.
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It has asked for only a negligibleamountofelectricitylines to be put underground in the area for which it is responsible.
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Theamountofelectricityavailable from hydro sources in a particular year depends on rainfall in the preceding period.
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That is a tremendousamountofelectricityand power.
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This capacity would generate approximately the sameamountofelectricityper year as could be generated from 1 million tonnes of coal.
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From the coal you get gas, oils and fuel, and from each of these could be generated an enormousamountofelectricity.
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Often an underestimate is made in the original assessment of theamountofelectricitythat will be used.
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Less capital will be needed for producing a givenamountofelectricityand the return per kilowatt installed and per pound invested will be increased.
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A theatre consumes an enormousamountofelectricity, for it contains a great deal of electrical apparatus.
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That was a strange remark because theamountofelectricitythat is necessary is extremely difficult to quantify.
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However, that relates to an infinitesimalamountofelectricitycompared with the general amount which is transmitted through the grid every day.
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It involves the cost as against that of a conventional station producing thatamountofelectricity.
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The amounts payable vary according to changes in the average rates levied by local authorities and in theamountofelectricitysupplied to consumers.
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Theamountofelectricitysupplied by nuclear power stations will remain fairly constant.
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He said that the hydro-schemes had not been fruitful—he was referring, of course, to theamountofelectricityproduced.
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Sixteen million tons, but this modern plant will replace older plant which would otherwise consume 21 million tons to produce the sameamountofelectricity.
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Theamountofelectricityused in the construction of a house varies with the site and the method of construction.
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