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microcharge

microcharge noun: a very small charge (in various senses).

Noun

microcharge (plural microcharges)

  1. A very small charge (in various senses).
    • Perhaps it is proper here to notice that the motion of each microcharge is determined by the magnitude and direction of electric field in the vicinity of the point where this charge is located[…]1992, Alexander A. Kaufman, Geophysical Field Theory and Method, page 252
    • The purpose of the many microcharges is to help avoid, or at least limit, broader tax increases.2009 August 30, David Kocieniewski, “What’s Next, a Breathing Surcharge?”, in New York Times

Forms of microcharge

pluralmicrocharges

Origin of microcharge

From micro- + charge.

Questions about microcharge

What does microcharge mean?
Microcharge means a very small charge (in various senses).
What part of speech is microcharge?
Microcharge is a noun.
What is the plural of microcharge?
The plural of microcharge is microcharges.

Words near microcharge in the dictionary

  1. microcharacterization
  2. microcharacterizations
  3. microcharacters
  4. microcharcoal
  5. microcharcoals
  6. microcharge
  7. microcharges
  8. microcheat
  9. microcheated
  10. microcheater
  11. microcheaters

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