uncharged
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈtʃɑrdʒd/
- Specialized
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neutro
- Being uncharged, neutrons can penetrate deeply to interact with the nuclei of the target material.
- uncharged particles
- uncharged neutrons
Examples
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Because the neutron is uncharged, experimenters quickly realized that it could easily penetrate nuclear Coulomb barriers.
Academic text (2012) -
The electric fields driving currents in the ionosphere make charged and uncharged particles move at different speeds.
Academic text (2000) -
So the photon is uncharged with respect to any kind of charge that we know about.
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They give us an opportunity to be able to study a completely uncharged area.
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Compounds like ethanol are made-up of uncharged atoms, while compounds like salt are made-up of charged atoms called ions.
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The uncharged particles don't produce bubbles; their paths (dotted lines on right) are deduced from the tracks left by the charged particles.
Academic text (1996) -
Because it is uncharged, the neutron can pass through matter without experiencing electromagnetic forces.
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In the lab, they work with uncharged particles to study interactions without interference from electric fields.
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The uncharged nature of the neutrino allows it to travel through dense materials without any significant disruption.
Synonyms
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Having no electric charge
Having no overall positive or negative electric charge
A substance that does not split into parts with electric charge
A device or battery that has no power left
A device that has no electric power to work
A phone or other device with no battery power and not working
Antonyms
How Charged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word uncharged is made of un- 'not' and charge, which means 'power' or 'load', as when you charge a battery. So uncharged means 'not charged', without electric power or an electrical charge.