ELECTROSTATICS

electrostatics

(noun) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

electrostatics (uncountable)

(physics) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object

Source: Wiktionary


E*lec`tro*stat"ics, n. (Physics)

Definition: That branch of science which treats of statical electricity or electric force in a state of rest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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