triboelectricity

tri·bo·elec·tri·ci·ty
/ˌtɹaɪboʊɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

noun

Charge transfer due to sliding or contact

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Meanings

nountriboelectricity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCharge transfer due to sliding or contact
  2. uncountableStatic electricity produced by the triboelectric effect

Origin

From tribo- + electricity.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 摩擦生电
  • 摩擦生电electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
Finnish hankaussähkö
  • hankaussähköelectricity produced by the triboelectric effect
French triboélectricité
  • triboélectricitéelectricity produced by the triboelectric effect
German Reibungselektrizität
  • Reibungselektrizitätelectricity produced by the triboelectric effect
Greek τριβοηλεκτρισμός
  • τριβοηλεκτρισμός (trivoïlektrismós)electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
Italian triboelettricità
  • triboelettricitàelectricity produced by the triboelectric effect
Portuguese triboeletricidade
  • triboeletricidadeelectricity produced by the triboelectric effect
Romanian triboelectricitate
  • triboelectricitateelectricity produced by the triboelectric effect
Spanish triboelectricidad
  • triboelectricidadelectricity produced by the triboelectric effect
Cite this entry
APA

triboelectricity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triboelectricity

MLA

“triboelectricity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triboelectricity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triboelectricity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triboelectricity.

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