electrification

noun

elec·​tri·​fi·​ca·​tion i-ˌlek-trə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

ē-

1

: an act or process of electrifying

2

: the state of being electrified

Examples of electrification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its Cable Lab has become a center of technical excellence in the cable industry, working with clients that include Network Rail, BAA, Vodafone, Eurotunnel, Siemens and UK Power Networks on large-scale electrification and decarbonization projects. —Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025

Power consumption is projected to reach record highs, driven by the growth of data centers, artificial intelligence, heating and transportation electrification, and increased economic activity. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025

Code for cheaper construction Most of the big ticket changes to California’s standards over the last decade have been about energy efficiency and electrification. —Ben Christopher, Mercury News, 16 May 2025

In addition, the utility pledges to help San Diego Community Power, the area’s community choice energy program, with its launch of the San Diego Regional Energy Network that offers programs to make energy efficiency and electrification more accessible and affordable to customers. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for electrification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization