{ } n. [ L. electrum: cf. F. électre mixture of gold and silver. See Electrum. ] 1. Amber. See Electrum. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A metallic substance compounded of gold and silver; an alloy. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Electro + Gr. tre`pein to turn. ] An instrument used to change the direction of electric currents; a commutator. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. électrice. Cf. Electoress. ] The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire. Burke.