warn|neologism
English

Etymology
A word coming from the trilogy His Dark Materials by w:Philip Pullman|Philip Pullman.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. science fiction slang the word in Lyra's (fictional) world for 'electric' or 'electrical' in ours. For example, "The fence surrounding Bolvangar is filled with anbaric force" would be translated as "The fence surrounding Bolvangar is filled with electrical force."

References
Northern Lights, By Phillip Pullman (published in North America under the title The Golden Compass)

• 2007-12-15 05:34 - Goldenrowley - [[Transwiki:Anbaric]] moved to [[anbaric]]: ok for wik.

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