energized
adj1
Electrically charged; live.
- Because of the high level of hazard, work on energized equipment shall be strenuously avoided.1999, Richard D. Hislop, Construction Site Safety: A Guide for Managing Contractors, page 183:
- No work should be performed near energized conductors until danger of contact with those conductors has been effectively guarded against.2011, Princeton Energy Resources International, Handbook of International Electrical Safety Practices:
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- There are multiple ways to work on energized power lines safely; insulated bucket trucks, the use of fiber glass non-conductive hot sticks and bare hand live line maintenance are the more common means.2016, Steven W. Blume, Electric Power System Basics for the Nonelectrical Professional, page 214:
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Full of energy, vitality, or enthusiasm.
- He always cambe back very energized with this contact with ordinary working people who were progressive and on a revolutionary path.2012, Clairmont Chung, Walter Rodney: A Promise of Revolution, page 111:
- But mostly, I'd argue, it's because we will be more capable for longer, with more energized, active minds and bodies.2020, Perry Timms, The Energized Workplace, page 80:
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- Who are the people around you with whom you feel most energized?2023, Patrick Williams, Diane S. Menendez, Becoming a Professional Life Coach:
- Derived terms
- bioenergized, overenergized, superenergized, unenergized