Meanings
nounelectrostatics (uncountable)
- uncountablenatural sciencesthe branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object
Origin
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Englishstatics
- Englishelectrostatics
From electro- + statics. Coined by William Whewell in 1840.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 靜電學 /静电学
- 靜電學 /静电学 (jìngdiànxué)branch of physics
Czech elektrostatika
- elektrostatikabranch of physics
Finnish sähköstatiikka
- sähköstatiikkabranch of physics
French électrostatique
- électrostatiquebranch of physics
German Elektrostatik
- Elektrostatikbranch of physics
Greek ηλεκτροστατική
- ηλεκτροστατική (ilektrostatikí)branch of physics
Hindi स्थिरवैद्युतिकी
- स्थिरवैद्युतिकी (sthirvaidyutikī)branch of physics
Hungarian elektrosztatika
- elektrosztatikabranch of physics
Japanese 静電学
- 静電学 (seidengaku)branch of physics
Korean 정전기학
- 정전기학 (jeongjeon'gihak)branch of physics
Norwegian lakkelektrisitet
- lakkelektrisitetbranch of physics
Polish elektrostatyka
- elektrostatykabranch of physics
Portuguese eletrostática
- eletrostáticabranch of physics
Romanian electrostatică
- electrostaticăbranch of physics
Russian электроста́тика
- электроста́тика (elektrostátika)branch of physics
Spanish electrostática
- electrostáticabranch of physics
Swedish elektrostatik
- elektrostatikbranch of physics
Tagalog dagitigilan
- dagitigilanbranch of physics
Tamil மின்நிலையியல்
- மின்நிலையியல் (miṉnilaiyiyal)branch of physics
Thai ไฟฟ้าสถิต
- ไฟฟ้าสถิต (fai-fáa-sà-tìt)branch of physics
Cite this entry
APA
electrostatics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatics
MLA
“electrostatics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrostatics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostatics.
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