electrostatics

electrostatics

English

Etymology

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French électro-bor.
Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.
Latin ēlectrum
Latin electro-bor.
English electro-
English statics
English electrostatics

    From electro- +‎ statics. Coined by William Whewell in 1840.

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    Noun

    electrostatics (uncountable)

    1. (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

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