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charged

charged

6.2
Something with a positive or negative electric charge
  • adjective
  • /tʃɑrdʒd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cargado
  • The force on a charged particle is V cross B.

You've got free electrons, so you've got charged particles moving.

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Examples

  • The balloon became charged after being rubbed against my hair.

  • It is made-up of charged atoms called ions.

  • So we want to see which particle is getting charged first, OK?

  • So these are charged particles and getting charged by the blast of this radiation.

  • Now I observe the acceleration to the charged particle, OK.

  • You've got free electrons, so you've got charged particles moving.

  • OK, let's say you studied diffusion of charged ions in insulator.

  • Many charged particles are found in a lightning bolt.

  • Scientists study the behavior of charged atoms in various electric fields.

Antonyms

neutral
  • Specialized
12 5.6

Having no electric charge

Compounds

A battery or device that has all the electricity it can hold

positively charged
  • Specialized
2 5.1

Having more positive than negative electric particles

negatively charged
  • Specialized
2 4.6

A particle or object that has more electrons than protons

How Charged

charged
  • Specialized
6.2
low
1.0
chargeless
  • Specialized
6.3

Surface Forms

charged positive

Morphology

charged = charge (transparent) = charge + ed

Standard adjectival use of the past participle of 'charge' meaning 'having electric charge', directly derived and predictable.

Etymology

Charged comes from the verb charge, which meant 'to load' or 'give power'. Just like you 'charge' a phone, a charged object is filled with electric energy that can attract or push other things.