elektra

[ ih-lek-truh ]

noun

1. an electronic navigational system establishing approximate position through coincidence in amplitude of two radio signals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of elektra¹

Special use of Greek ḗlektra, plural of ḗlektron. See electron

Example Sentences

And there was a time, prior to the one-two punch of Catwoman and Elektra, when superhero films were championed minority heroes.

From The Daily Beast

Then again, death is anything but permanent in the comic world, as Clark Kent, Jean Gray, and Elektra, among others, can attest.

From The Daily Beast

She chose a full-frontal nude for the cover of Hard Times for Lovers, but Elektra went with a far-less-daring, more discreet shot.

From The Daily Beast

You were on a major label, got dropped, went to an independent label, and now you are on a major label, Elektra/Asylum, again.

From The Daily Beast

The score of "Elektra" he permits his publishers to snatch from him before he is quite finished with it.

From Project Gutenberg

Lady Macbeth as a child might have been like that—or Antigone with the doom on her, or perhaps Elektra.

From Project Gutenberg

Great play is made in Strauss's Elektra with the "slippery blood" motive.

From Project Gutenberg

Phaedra and Elektra, not even so virtuous as Mary, who failed of being what she should be!

From Project Gutenberg

And as Chrysothemis, shocked, recoils from the task, Elektra determines to complete it alone.

From Project Gutenberg