Electrical Energy / Pūngao Hiko

alternating current Noun

iahiko hohoko (whakapotonga: AC)

alternative energy Noun

pūngao kē (takenga mai: pūngao – energy; kē – different, of another kind)

alternator Noun

pukuhiko hohoko (takenga mai: pukuhiko - generator; hohoko - alternating)

ammeter Noun

ine-iahiko

ampere (amp) Noun

wae iahiko (tohu: A) (takenga mai: wae [waeine] - unit of measurement; iahiko – electric current)

armature Noun

pōkaihuri (takenga mai: pōkai - coil [of wire]; huri - to turn)

attractive force Noun

tōpana pipiri

bar magnet Noun

poro autō

battery Noun

pūhiko (takenga mai: pū – origin, source; hiko – electricity)

battery status Noun

tūnga pūhiko

bioenergy Noun

pūngao koiora

brown out (electricity) Noun

hiko tāngangao (takenga mai: hiko - electricity; tāngangao - to subside, diminish [of the sea])

bulb holder Noun

whakakopa pūrama (takenga mai: whakakopa - to clasp, clutch; pūrama - bulb)

capacitor Noun

pūnga iahiko (tohu: ) (takenga mai: pūnga ‒ lie in a heap; iahiko ‒ electric current)

cell (electric) Noun

pūtau hiko

central processing unit Noun

pūtāhiko whakahaere (tohu: CPU) (takenga mai: pū - centre, source; tāhiko - electronic; whakahaere - control, manage)

charge (with electricity) Transitive Verb

whakahihiko ~tia

charged particle Noun

korakora hihiko

circuit board Noun

papa tāhiko (takenga mai: papa - flat board; tāhiko - electronic)

circuit board (electronic) Noun

papa tāhiko

circuit breaker, fuse Noun

katiara (takenga mai: kati - block, obstruct; ara - pathway)

circuit diagram Noun

hoahoa ara iahiko

coal-fired power station Noun

punahiko waro koranehe

coil (of wire), solenoid Noun

pōkai (waea)

commutator Noun

pūhuri hiko (takenga mai: pū - source, origin, centre; huri - turn; hiko - electricity)

component Noun

waehanga (takenga mai: wae – part; hanga – build, make, fashion)

conduct Noun, Transitive Verb

kawe ~a ~nga

conservation of energy Noun

pūmau o te pūngao

constant force Noun

tōpana pūmau

control system Noun

pūnaha whakahaere

diagram Noun, Transitive Verb

hoahoa ~ina

direct current Noun

iahiko torotika (whakapotonga: DC)

dry battery Noun

pūhiko maroke

dynamo

pukuhiko māmā

electical surge, power surge Noun

hiko auripo (takenga mai: hiko - electricity; auripo - surge [of the sea])

electric cable socket Noun

kōhao taura hiko

electric cord Noun

taura hiko

electric fan Noun

kōkōhiko

electric field Noun

whaitua hiko

electric motor Noun

pūkaha hiko

electric plug Noun

puru hiko

electric socket Noun

kapiti hiko (takenga mai: kapiti - joined, brought together, slot) (kupu kē atu: kōhao hiko)

electric socket Noun

kōhao hiko (kupu kē atu: kapiti hiko)

electrical charge Noun

whana hiko (takenga mai: whana – thrust, impel, charge, rush; hiko – electricity)

electrical circuit Noun

ara iahiko (takenga mai: ara – pathway; ia – current; hiko – electricity)

electrical conductor Noun

kakawe hiko (kupu kē atu: pūkawe hiko)

electrical conductor Noun

pūkawe hiko (kupu kē atu: kakawe hiko)

electrical current Noun

iahiko (tohu: I)

electrical device, appliance Noun

pūrere hiko

electrical dip Noun

hiko tāwhati (takenga mai: hiko - electricity; tāwhati - to ebb)

electrical energy Noun

pūngao hiko

electrical engineering Noun

pūhanga hiko (takenga mai: pū – skilled person; hanga – make, build; hiko – electricity)

electrical generator Noun

pukuhiko (takenga mai: puku – stomach; hiko – electricity)

electrical insulator Noun, Adjective

ārai hiko

electrical power Noun

kaha hiko

electrical spike Noun

hiko rorohū (takenga mai: hiko - electricity; rorohū - rushing, gust of wind)

electricity Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

hiko

electrode Noun

pito kawehiko

electrolysis Noun

tauhohe pāhiko (takenga mai: tauhohe – reaction; pā – touch, strike; hiko – electricity)

electromagnet, electromagnetic Noun, Adjective

autōhiko (kupu kē atu: aukume ā-hiko)

electromagnetic effect Noun

hua autōhiko

electromagnetic induction Noun

kōpana autōhiko (takenga mai: kōpana – incite, urge; autōhiko - electromagnet)

electromagnetic radiation Noun

hihi autōhiko

electron Noun

irahiko (takenga mai: ira – freckle, mole; hiko – electricity)

electron shell Noun

whaitua irahiko (takenga mai: whaitua – region, space; irahiko – electron)

electronic Noun, Adjective

tāhiko (takenga mai: tā – carve, fashion, causative prefix; hiko – electricity)

electronic device Noun

pūrere tāhiko

electronic engineering Noun

pūhanga tāhiko (takenga mai: pū – skilled person; hanga – make, build, fashion; tāhiko – electronic)

electronic sound Noun

oro tāhiko

electronic timer Noun

ine-wā tāhiko

electronic waste, e-waste Noun

para tāhiko (kupu kē atu: ī-para)

electronics Noun

mātai tāhiko

electroscope Noun

ine-hikotū

electrostatic force Noun

tōpana hikotū

energy Noun

pūngao (kupu kē atu: ngao)

energy Noun

ngao (kupu kē atu: pūngao)

energy chain Noun

raupapa pūngao

energy efficiency

whāomotanga pūngao (takenga mai: whāomo [whāomoomo] –to conserve, use sparingly; pūngao – energy)

energy input Noun

pūngao uru

energy output Noun

pūngao puta

energy transfer Noun

whakawhitinga pūngao

energy transformation Noun

huringa pūngao (takenga mai: huri – turn, overturn; pūngao – energy)

(electric) motor effect Noun

hua pūkaha (hiko) (takenga mai: hua – outcome, product; pūkaha – motor)

filament (of a light bulb) Noun

waea rauangi

fluorescent bulb Noun

pūrama kōrekoreko (takenga mai: pūrama – light bulb; kōrekoreko – dazzle)

force Noun

tōpana (takenga mai: tō – pull; pana – push)

force field Noun

mokowā tōpana (kupu kē atu: whaitua tōpana)

force field Noun

whaitua tōpana (takenga mai: whaitua – region, space; tōpana – force) (kupu kē atu: mokowā tōpana)

fossil fuel Noun

koranehe (takenga mai: kora – fuel; nehe - ancient times) (kupu kē atu: kora mātātoka)

fuse box Noun

pouaka katiara

fuse wire Noun

waea katiara (takenga mai: waea – wire; kati – block up, obstruct, barrier; ara – way, path, means of conveyance)

galvanometer Noun

ine-ararua (iahiko)

geothermal energy Noun

pūngao ngāwhā (kupu kē atu: pūngao puia)

geothermal power station Noun

punahiko ngāwhā

gravitational energy Noun

pūngao tō ā-papa

halogen bulb Noun

pūrama kōnakonako (takenga mai: pūrama – light bulb; kōnakonako – dazzling light, glare)

heat energy Noun

pūngao pōkākā (kupu kē atu: ngao wera)

heat energy Noun

ngao wera (kupu kē atu: pūngao pōkākā)

heat sensor Noun

paerongo pōkākā

horseshoe magnet Noun

autō tāwhana (takenga mai: autō – magnet; tāwhana – bent like a bow, curved)

hydroelectric power station Noun

punahiko wai

hydropower Noun

pūngao hikowai

incandescent bulb Noun

pūrama ratarata

insulate, insulator, insulation Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

ārai ~a ~tanga (takenga mai: ārai – screen, keep off , ward off)

insulated wire Noun

waea ārai hiko

integrated circuit Noun

mōtete whakauruuru (takenga mai: mōtete - small piece, fragment; mōtete [mōtete takawai] - silicon chip; whakauruuru - to run together, mix, integrate, combine)

iron filings Noun

maramara rino

kilobyte Noun

mano waematihiko (tohu: KB) (takenga mai: mano - thousand; wae - unit of measurement; matihiko - digital) (kupu kē atu: kiropaita [kupu mino])

kilojoule Noun

kirohure (tohu: kJ) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: manohure, manopūngoi)

kilojoule Noun

manohure (tohu: kJ) (takenga mai: mano – thousand; hure - He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kirohure, manopūngoi)

kilojoule Noun

manopūngoi (tohu: kJ) (takenga mai: mano – thousand; pūngoi [waeine pūngoi] – joule) (kupu kē atu: kirohure, manohure)

kilowatt Noun

kirowata (tohu: kW) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: manowata, mano waekaha)

kilowatt Noun

mano waekaha (tohu: kW) (takenga mai: mano – thousand; waekaha – watt) (kupu kē atu: kirowata, manowata)

kilowatt Noun

manowata (tohu: kW) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kirowata, mano waekaha)

kinetic energy Noun

pūngao neke

LED (light emitting diode) Noun

pūrama whāhutahi

laser charger Noun

pūhihiko taiaho

lead acid battery Noun

pūhiko waikawa konumatā

light (radiant) Noun

tūrama (kupu kē atu: aho*)

light box Noun

pouaka rama

light bulb, lamp Noun

pūrama (tohu: )

light dependent resistor, photoresistor Noun

parenga iahiko ngoiaho (tohu: ) (takenga mai: parenga iahiko – resistor; ngoi – strength, energy; aho – light)

light energy Noun

pūngao aho

light meter Noun

ine-aho

light sensor, light detector Noun

paerongo aho

lithium battery Noun

pūhiko konukōhatu

lithium ion battery, Li-ion battery Noun

pūhiko konukōhatu whai katote

load Noun

kawenga (takenga mai: kawenga – burden)

magnet Noun

aukume (kupu kē atu: autō)

magnet, magnetism Noun

autō (takenga mai: au – current; tō – pull) (kupu kē atu: aukume)

magnetic energy Noun

pūngao autō

magnetic force Noun

tōpana autō

magnetic sensor Noun

paerongo autō

mains power (electricity) Noun

hiko ā-whare

major magnet Noun

autō taikaha (takenga mai: taikaha - severe, forceful)

meter board Noun

papa ine-hiko (ā-whare)

motherboard Noun

papa tāhiko matua (takenga mai: papa tāhiko - circuit board; matua - principal, main)

motion sensor Noun

paerongo neke (takenga mai: paerongo - sensor; neke - to move, alter position)

(electric) motor effect Noun

hua pūkaha (hiko) (takenga mai: hua – outcome, product; pūkaha – motor)

motor, engine Noun

pūkaha (takenga mai: pū – source, origin; kaha – strength)

multimeter Noun

ine-matatini

national grid Noun

pūnaha hiko ā-motu

negative charge Noun

whana tōraro

negative terminal, cathode Noun

pito tōraro

neon bulb Noun

pūrama haukura

neutron Noun

iramoe (takenga mai: ira – freckle, mole; moe – sleep)

nickel cadmium battery Noun

pūhiko konukōreko pūmā

nickel hydride battery, NiMH battery Noun

pūhiko konukōreko hauwai

non-conductor Noun, Adjective

pūkawe-kore

non-contact force Noun

tōpana kore-pā

non-renewable energy Noun

pūngao whatungarongaro (takenga mai: pūngao – energy; whatungarongaro – disappear)

non-renewable resource Noun

rawa whatungarongaro (takenga mai: rawa – resource; whatungarongaro – disappear)

ohm Noun

wae parehiko (tohu: Ω) (takenga mai: wae [waeine] - unit of measurement; pare – turn aside, ward off, divert; hiko – electricity)

(relating to the) Physical World Noun

Ō Ahupūngao

parallel circuit Noun

ara whakarara

physics Noun

mātai ahupūngao (takenga mai: mātai - inspect, examine; ahu – move, point in a certain direction; pūngao – energy)

pole (of a magnet) Noun

pito (autō)

positive charge Noun

whana tōrunga

positive terminal, anode Noun

pito tōrunga

potential energy Noun

pūngao moe (kupu kē atu: pūngao torohū)

potential energy Noun

pūngao torohū (kupu kē atu: pūngao moe)

power lines Noun

waea hiko

power outage Noun

kotinga hiko (takenga mai: koti - to cut off, interrupt)

power pack Noun

pouaka hiko

power station Noun

punahiko (takenga mai: puna – spring, well up, flow; hiko – electricity)

power supply Noun

pūtuku hiko (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] - device; tuku - transfer, give off; hiko - electricity)

propeller Noun

hurirere (takenga mai: huri – turn; rere – flow)

proton Noun

iraoho (takenga mai: ira – freckle, mole; oho – be awake)

push force Noun

tōpana ue (takenga mai: ue - to push, shove, shake) (kupu kē atu: pana)

pylon Noun

pouhiko matua (takenga mai: pou - post; hiko - electricity; matua - main)

(relating to the) Physical World Noun

Ō Ahupūngao

radiant heat Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

hahana (takenga mai: hahana – give forth heat)

renewable energy Noun

pūngao whakahou

renewable resource Noun

rawa whakahou

resistor, resistance (electrical) Noun

parenga iahiko (tohu: ) (takenga mai: pare – turn aside, ward off, divert; iahiko – electric current)

robot Noun

karehiko (takenga mai: kare [karetao] - puppet; hiko - electricity) (kupu kē atu: karetao hiko, rōpata [kupu mino])

robotics Noun

mātai karehiko (takenga mai: mātai - field of study; kare[karetao] - puppet; hiko - electricity)

robotics Noun

mātai karehiko (takenga mai: mātai - field of study; kare [karetao] - puppet; hiko - electricity)

rotor Noun

paetāwhirowhiro (takenga mai: pae – any transverse beam; tāwhirowhiro – whirl, spin)

semiconductor Noun

pūkawe whakatina (takenga mai: pūkawe - conductor; whakatina - to restrain, restrict, limit)

sensor Noun

paerongo (takenga mai: pae - perch, rest; rongo - sense, hear, feel)

series circuit Noun

ara hātepe (takenga mai: ara [ara iahiko] – circuit; hātepe – proceed in an orderly manner, follow in a regular sequence)

short circuit Noun

ara pokatata (takenga mai: ara – path; pokatata – short, direct [of a path])

silicon chip Noun

mōtete takawai (takenga mai: mōtete – small piece, fragment; takawai – silicon)

smart battery Noun

pūhiko atamai

solar cell Noun

pūtau hiko kōmaru

solar energy Noun

pūngao kōmaru

solar panel Noun

papa hiko kōmaru

sound sensor Noun

paerongo hou (takenga mai: paerongo - sensor; hou - sound)

static electricity Noun

hikotū (takenga mai: hiko – electricity; tū – stand) (kupu kē atu: hiko pateko)

steam turbine Noun

kapokorohū (takenga mai: kapo – catch; korohū – wind)

superconductor Noun

pūkawekawe

switch off (an electric current or device) Transitive Verb

whakapoko ~a (kupu kē atu: whakaweto ~a, tinei ~a)

switch off (an electric current or device) Transitive Verb

whakaweto ~a (kupu kē atu: tinei ~a, whakapoko ~a)

system Noun

pūnaha (takenga mai: pū – base, foundation; naha [nahanaha] – well arranged, in good order)

thermostat Noun

whakaū mahana (takenga mai: whakaū - make firm; mahana - warm, warmth)

touch sensor Noun

paerongo whakapā

transducer Noun

pūhuri (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] - device; huri - to convert, change)

transformer Noun

whitihiko

turbine Noun

kapongao (takenga mai: kapo – catch; ngao – energy)

useful energy Noun

pūngao whaihua

valence electron Noun

irahiko hohe

van de Graaff generator Noun

pukuhiko van de Graaff

visual sensor Noun

paerongo kite

volt Noun

wae ngaohiko (tohu: V)

voltage Noun

ngaohiko (tohu: V) (takenga mai: ngao – energy; hiko – electricity)

voltmeter Noun

ine-ngaohiko

waste energy Noun

pūngao moumou

water turbine Noun

kapowai (takenga mai: kapo – catch; wai – water)

wind energy Noun

pūngao hau

wind farm Noun

pāmu hau

wire Noun

waea (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)