electrostatic charge

Examples

• All

• And if there's any contaminants in the air, it increases the electrostatic charge which removes contaminants.

  Future by Design (2006)

• Then he used Hauksbee's electrical machine to generate electrostatic charge, that would accumulate and travel along this arm and out through this copper wire.

  The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

• One theory looks to electrostatic charge to answer this.

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

  Fiction book (2001)

• Those attractions were no doubt the effects of electrostatic charges produced by temperature changes, most probably in the mineral tourmaline.

  Academic text (2005)

• It occurred to him that the star might have had a slight electrostatic charge, since its sheen suggested it was made of either metallic or plastic material.

  Fiction book (1999)

• "The electrostatic charge captures most dust particles in the filter," said Bob Thompson, an electrical engineer and principal engineer on the RASA project at Pacific Northwest.

  Academic text (2000)

• It places a strong electrostatic charge on airborne dust and microorganisms like Salmonella, which later collect on litter or on grounded room surfaces or collector plates.

  Academic text (2006)

• Take measures to prevent the buildup of electrostatic charge on sensitive equipment.

• Certain transporters leave behind a residual electrostatic charge that can attract dust.

Synonyms

S

static electricity

vselectrostatic charge

• Specialized

11 4.1

An electric charge that builds on a surface when things rub together, causing small shocks or making hair stand

remains fixed on an insulated surface creating a surrounding electrostatic field

E

electric charge

vselectrostatic charge

• Specialized

2 3.9

A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative

refers to a fixed accumulation on insulated surfaces rather than the general physical property

Surface Forms

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Etymology