electric / electrical

[Tomasz Klimkiewicz]

Dear Teachers,

Are the two adjectives exact synonyms? I remember reading somewhere there is a subtle difference in meaning between them. Let me use a specific context example:

" ...electric / electrical part of the design..."

In the opinion of our native speakers, which of the two sounds better?

Thank you very much in advance.

[Rover_KE]

Have you looked at the Similar Threads at the bottom of the page, Tomasz?

Rover

[Tomasz Klimkiewicz]

Have you looked at the Similar Threads at the bottom of the page, Tomasz?

Rover

Well, no, to be completely honest, I haven't...

[Tdol]

Electrical sounds better to me. This thread goes into the differences:
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/as...lectrical.html