electrostatically
- adverb
- /ˌɛlɛkˈtroʊstætɪkli/
- Specialized
- The printer's output is enhanced by an electrostatically charged toner that adheres better to the paper.
- electrostatically driven actuators
- electrostatically driven
- electrostatically controlled
Examples
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Babcock's conceptual design depended on an electrostatically controlled thin layer of oil to produce the necessary corrective phase delays.
Academic text (1994) -
On the Moon, dust raised from the ground was electrostatically charged; it clung stubbornly to the suits and helmet visors.
Fiction book (2001) -
Researchers have done extensive work on electrostatically driven actuators.
Academic text (1994) -
Perhaps that is because electrostatically driven actuators are easier to fabricate.
Academic text (1994) -
If the two plates are given the same polarity charge, they will electrostatically repel each other.
Academic text (2000) -
Neighboring and opposing GAGs repel each other electrostatically, but other forces are also present.
Academic text (2002) -
The depth of the film could be controlled electrostatically by a device that would sense fluctuations in atmospheric turbulence.
Academic text (1994) -
Micromechanical cantilever C with tip T can be deflected electrostatically by applying voltage across gap G.
Academic text (1995) -
The micron-size gaps within the structures of electrostatically driven actuators lead to relatively high energy densities and efficiencies.
Academic text (1994) -
The first MEMS motors were built in research labs in the late 1980s, and they were electrostatically driven, with rotating parts jumping forward around a ratchet.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
In a way that makes things stick or give off sparks because of static electricity
Surface Forms
Morphology
electrostatically = electrostatic (semi-transparent) = electro + static + al + ly
The adverb is formed regularly from the technical adjective 'electrostatic', but the adjective itself is somewhat specialized, so the meaning is only partly immediate for many learners.
Etymology
The word electrostatically breaks into electro- from 'electricity', the invisible power that can make your hair stand up, and static from 'still' or 'not moving'. So something done electrostatically happens because of an electric charge that does not move, like a rubbed balloon sticking to your hair.