Meanings
adverbelectrostatically (comparative more electrostatically, superlative most electrostatically)
comparative more electrostatically · superlative most electrostatically
- in an electrostatic manner, by electrostatic means
Origin
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
- Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
- Latinstaticus
- Englishstatic
- Englishelectrostatic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishelectrostatically
From electrostatic + -ally.
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APA
electrostatically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatically
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“electrostatically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrostatically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatically.
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