Meanings
nounelectric charge (countable and uncountable, plural electric charges)
plural electric charges
- Any of several quantities related to electricity.
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs.
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesA quantum number of some subatomic particles which determines their electromagnetic interactions; by convention the electron has an electric charge of −1, the proton +1 and quarks have fractional charge.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
Similar
Broader
electrical phenomenon
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans elektriese lading
- elektriese ladingelectric energy of a charged body
Arabic شِحْنَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة
- شِحْنَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّةelectric energy of a charged body
Basque karga elektriko
- karga elektrikoelectric energy of a charged body
Bengali বৈদ্যুতিক আধান
- বৈদ্যুতিক আধান (bōiddutik adhan)electric energy of a charged body
Bulgarian електри́чески заря́д, електри́чески заря́д
- електри́чески заря́д (elektríčeski zarjád)electric energy of a charged body
- електри́чески заря́д (elektríčeski zarjád)quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
Catalan càrrega elèctrica
- càrrega elèctricaelectric energy of a charged body
Chinese Mandarin 電荷 /电荷
- 電荷 /电荷 (diànhè)quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
Czech elektrický náboj
- elektrický nábojelectric energy of a charged body
Danish elektrisk ladning
- elektrisk ladningelectric energy of a charged body
Esperanto elektra ŝargo
- elektra ŝargoelectric energy of a charged body
Estonian elektrilaeng
- elektrilaengelectric energy of a charged body
Finnish sähkövaraus, sähkövaraus
- sähkövarauselectric energy of a charged body
- sähkövarausquantity of unbalanced ions in an object
- sähkövarausquantum number of some subatomic particles
French charge électrique, charge électrique
- charge électriqueelectric energy of a charged body
- charge électriquequantity of unbalanced ions in an object
- charge électriquequantum number of some subatomic particles
German elektrische Ladung
- elektrische Ladungelectric energy of a charged body
Greek ηλεκτρικό φορτίο, φόρτιση
- ηλεκτρικό φορτίο (ilektrikó fortío)electric energy of a charged body
- φόρτιση (fórtisi)quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
Hebrew מטען חשמלי
- מטען חשמליelectric energy of a charged body
Hindi विद्युत आवेश
- विद्युत आवेश (vidyut āveś)electric energy of a charged body
Hungarian elektromos töltés
- elektromos töltéselectric energy of a charged body
Icelandic rafhleðsla
- rafhleðslaelectric energy of a charged body
Indonesian muatan listrik
- muatan listrikelectric energy of a charged body
Irish lucht leictreach
- lucht leictreachelectric energy of a charged body
Italian carica elettrica
- carica elettricaelectric energy of a charged body
Japanese 電荷, 電荷
- 電荷electric energy of a charged body
- 電荷 (denka)quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
Latin onus electricum, onus electricum
- onus electricumelectric energy of a charged body
- onus electricumquantity of unbalanced ions in an object
Latvian elektriskais lādiņš
- elektriskais lādiņšelectric energy of a charged body
Lithuanian elektros krūvis
- elektros krūviselectric energy of a charged body
Malay cas elektrik
- cas elektrikelectric energy of a charged body
Māori whana hiko
- whana hikoelectric energy of a charged body
Norwegian elektrisk ladning
- elektrisk ladningelectric energy of a charged body
Persian بار الکتریکی
- بار الکتریکی (bâr-e elektriki)electric energy of a charged body
Polish ładunek elektryczny, ładunek elektryczny
- ładunek elektrycznyelectric energy of a charged body
- ładunek elektrycznyquantity of unbalanced ions in an object
- ładunek elektrycznyquantum number of some subatomic particles
Portuguese carga elétrica
- carga elétricaelectric energy of a charged body
Punjabi ਬਿਜਲਈ ਚਾਰਜ
- ਬਿਜਲਈ ਚਾਰਜ (bijlaī cāraj)electric energy of a charged body
Romanian sarcină electrică
- sarcină electricăelectric energy of a charged body
Russian электри́ческий заря́д, электри́ческий заря́д
- электри́ческий заря́д (elektríčeskij zarjád)electric energy of a charged body
- электри́ческий заря́д (elektríčeskij zarjád)quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
- электри́ческий заря́д (elektríčeskij zarjád)quantum number of some subatomic particles
Slovak elektrický náboj
- elektrický nábojelectric energy of a charged body
Spanish carga eléctrica
- carga eléctricaelectric energy of a charged body
Swahili chaji ya umeme
- chaji ya umemeelectric energy of a charged body
Swedish elektrisk laddning
- elektrisk laddningelectric energy of a charged body
Tagalog karga ng kuryente
- karga ng kuryenteelectric energy of a charged body
Tamil மின்னூட்டம்
- மின்னூட்டம் (miṉṉūṭṭam)electric energy of a charged body
Thai ประจุไฟฟ้า
- ประจุไฟฟ้า (bprà-jù-fai-fáa)electric energy of a charged body
Turkish elektrik yükü
- elektrik yüküelectric energy of a charged body
Ukrainian електричний заряд
- електричний заряд (elektryčnyj zarjad)electric energy of a charged body
Vietnamese điện tích
- điện tíchelectric energy of a charged body
Welsh gwefr drydanol
- gwefr drydanolelectric energy of a charged body
Cite this entry
APA
electric charge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20charge
MLA
“electric charge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20charge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric charge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20charge.
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