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electrostatic

electrostatic

10 6.5
Connected with static electricity or electric charges that do not move
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛlɛktrəʊˈstætɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : electrostático
  • An electrostatic charge can build up when you rub a balloon against your hair.
  • electrostatic precipitator
  • electrostatic forces
  • electrostatic charge

But this doesn't happen nearly at all with electrostatic drivers, because the diaphragm is not physically connected to the voice coil.

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Examples

  • Conduction currents are driven by the large electrostatic fields generated by the charged clouds.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The substrate and the top metal film act as the electrodes to which the electrostatic driving signal is applied.

    Academic text (1997)
  • One theory looks to electrostatic charge to answer this.

  • And then here you have the additional contribution for the electrostatic energy.

  • And what this does is it records electrostatic and electromagnetic fields in the air.

  • The force between two objects, gravitational force, electrostatic force, only depends on the distance between them.

  • "Particles from the solar wind give the dust an electrostatic charge.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • So first let's think of the voltage requirements in order to feel an electrostatic discharge or see it.

  • Coulomb's law is based on electrostatic forces, all right?

  • Atmospheric electricity measurements are often made with "field mills," using electrostatic induction.

    Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

static
vselectrostatic
  • Specialized
63 6.4

Having an electric charge on a surface that can cause small shocks

also involves producing electric charges rather than only being caused by them

Compounds

electrostatic charge
  • Specialized
2 6.2

A buildup of electricity on the surface of an object that does not let it move

electrostatic field
  • Specialized
1 7.4

An area around electric charges that pushes or pulls other charges

electrostatic bond
  • Specialized
6.7

A bond formed when one atom loses an electron and another gains it, so opposite charges attract

8.1

A machine that makes strong static electricity and can produce sparks

electrostatic machine
  • Specialized
8.6

A machine that makes a strong electric charge by collecting static electricity

7.2

A way to remove dust from gas by using an electric charge so particles stick to metal plates

7.7

A device that removes dust and small particles from gases using electric charges

electrostatic printer
  • Specialized
5.2

A printer that uses static electricity to move toner onto paper

electrostatic unit
  • Specialized
8.3

A unit for measuring electric charge used in an older measurement system

How Electric

lightning
512 1.0
electrical discharge
  • Specialized
1 4.2
atmospheric electricity
  • Specialized
1 7.6
electrostatic
  • Specialized
10 6.5
atmospheric static
  • Specialized
7.8

Surface Forms

electrostatic positive

Morphology

electrostatic = static (semi-transparent) = electro + static

The word is clearly built from the combining form 'electro-' plus 'static', but the specialized scientific sense is not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

The word electrostatic comes from electro-, the same part in electricity and from a Greek word for 'amber' because people found rubbing amber makes a small electric effect, and static, meaning 'standing' or 'not moving', so electrostatic describes electric charge that stays in one place and can make small things stick.