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electrostatic forces

electrostatic forces is the plural of electrostatic force.

Meaning of electrostatic force

Noun

electrostatic force (plural electrostatic forces)

  1. Coulomb force, the attraction or repulsion between particles based on their electric charge.
    • Relation between electrostatic force and variation of electric potential.—§ 7, otherwise stated, is equivalent to this:—the average component electrostatic force in the straight line of air between two points in the neighborhood of an electrified body is equal to their difference of potentials...1860 November 22, William Thompson, “Measurement of the electromotive force required to produce a spark in air between parallel metal plates at different distances”, in Proceedings of the Royal...

Questions about electrostatic forces

What is electrostatic forces the plural of?
Electrostatic forces is the plural of electrostatic force.

Words near electrostatic forces in the dictionary

  1. electrostatic
  2. electrostatic discharge
  3. electrostatic energies
  4. electrostatic energy
  5. electrostatic force
  6. electrostatic forces
  7. electrostatic painting
  8. electrostatic precipitator
  9. electrostatic precipitators
  10. electrostatic series
  11. electrostatical

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