static electricity

noun

An electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.

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Meanings

nounstatic electricity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.
  2. uncountableThe electric discharge from such a body.
  3. uncountablenatural sciencesElectrostatics.

Translations

Arabic كهرباء ساكنَة
  • كهرباء ساكنَةan electric charge
Bulgarian статично електричество
  • статично електричество (statično električestvo)an electric charge
Catalan electricitat estàtica
  • electricitat estàticaan electric charge
Chinese Mandarin 靜電 /静电, 靜電放電 /静电放电
  • 靜電 /静电 (jìngdiàn)an electric charge
  • 靜電放電 /静电放电 (jìngdiàn fàngdiàn)the electric discharge
Estonian staatiline elekter
  • staatiline elekteran electric charge
Finnish hankaussähkö, staattinen sähkö
  • hankaussähköan electric charge
  • staattinen sähköan electric charge
  • hankaussähköthe electric discharge
  • staattinen sähköthe electric discharge
French électricité statique
  • électricité statiquean electric charge
German statische Elektrizität
  • statische Elektrizitätan electric charge
Greek στατικός ηλεκτρισμός, στατικός ηλεκτρισμός
  • στατικός ηλεκτρισμός (statikós ilektrismós)an electric charge
  • στατικός ηλεκτρισμός (statikós ilektrismós)the electric discharge
Hebrew חשמל סטטי
  • חשמל סטטיan electric charge
Hindi स्थिर विद्युत
  • स्थिर विद्युत (sthir vidyut)an electric charge
Icelandic stöðurafmagn
  • stöðurafmagnan electric charge
Indonesian listrik statis, listrik statis
  • listrik statisan electric charge
  • listrik statisthe electric discharge
Japanese 静電気, 静電気
  • 静電気 (seidenki)an electric charge
  • 静電気 (seidenki)the electric discharge
Malay elektrik statik, elektrik statik
  • elektrik statikan electric charge
  • elektrik statikthe electric discharge
Māori hikotū, hiko pateko
  • hikotūan electric charge
  • hiko patekoan electric charge
  • hikotūthe electric discharge
Persian الکتریسیته ساکن
  • الکتریسیته ساکنan electric charge
Polish elektryczność statyczna, elektryczność statyczna
  • elektryczność statycznaan electric charge
  • elektryczność statycznathe electric discharge
Portuguese estática, estática
  • estáticaan electric charge
  • estáticathe electric discharge
Romanian electricitate statică
  • electricitate staticăan electric charge
Russian стати́ческое электри́чество, электростати́ческий разря́д
  • стати́ческое электри́чество (statíčeskoje elektríčestvo)an electric charge
  • электростати́ческий разря́д (elektrostatíčeskij razrjád)the electric discharge
Spanish electricidad estática, electricidad estática
  • electricidad estáticaan electric charge
  • electricidad estáticathe electric discharge
Swedish statisk elektricitet
  • statisk elektricitetan electric charge
Thai ไฟฟ้าสถิต, ไฟฟ้าสถิต
  • ไฟฟ้าสถิต (fai-fáa-sà-tìt)an electric charge
  • ไฟฟ้าสถิต (fai-fáa-sà-tìt)the electric discharge
Turkish statik elektrik
  • statik elektrikan electric charge
Vietnamese tĩnh điện
  • tĩnh điệnan electric charge
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Chicago

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