electrostatic

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/ɪˌlek.trəʊˈstæt.ɪk/

adjective

of, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity

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static
OriginEnglish static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveelectrostatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebusinessof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveconcerned with or producing or caused by static electricity

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static
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static

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  9. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  10. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  11. Latinstaticus
  12. Englishstatic
  13. Englishelectrostatic

From electro- + static.

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Translations

Catalan electrostàtic
  • electrostàticof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Czech elektrostatický
  • elektrostatickýof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Finnish sähköstaattinen
  • sähköstaattinenof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
French électrostatique
  • électrostatiqueof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
German elektrostatisch
  • elektrostatischof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Hungarian elektrosztatikus
  • elektrosztatikusof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Irish leictreastatach
  • leictreastatachof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Italian elettrostatico
  • elettrostaticoof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Māori hikotū
  • hikotūof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Polish elektrostatyczny
  • elektrostatycznyof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Portuguese eletrostático
  • eletrostáticoof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Romanian electrostatic
  • electrostaticof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Russian электростатический
  • электростатический (elektrostatičeskij)of, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Spanish electrostático
  • electrostáticoof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Tagalog dagitigilin
  • dagitigilinof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Vietnamese tĩnh điện
  • tĩnh điệnof, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Cite this entry
APA

electrostatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatic

MLA

“electrostatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrostatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatic.

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