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Definition of "electro-" []

  • Electricity: electromagnet. (prefix)
  • Electric; electrically: electrocute. (prefix)
  • Electrolysis: electrodeposit. (prefix)
  • Electron: electronegative. (prefix)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "electro-" in a sentence
  • "Instead my kids are part of the digital generation, born to the bip-bip-bip of Space Invaders and 80s electro-pop."
  • "On Form & Control, they stick to a conventional disco/funk template whorls of synth, stabbing horns and frost it with stomping electro-pop."
  • "Earlier, emerging Toronto artist Lights impressed with her electro-pop."