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partial charge

partial charge noun: an electric charge that is less than the charge on an electron; for example, that of a quark.

Noun

partial charge (plural partial charges)

  1. an electric charge that is less than the charge on an electron; for example, that of a quark
  2. the partial charge on a particular atom in a polar molecule due to differences in electronegativity

Forms of partial charge

pluralpartial charges

Questions about partial charge

What does partial charge mean?
Partial charge means an electric charge that is less than the charge on an electron; for example, that of a quark.
What part of speech is partial charge?
Partial charge is a noun.
What is the plural of partial charge?
The plural of partial charge is partial charges.

Words near partial charge in the dictionary

  1. partial applications
  2. partial autocorrelation
  3. partial autocorrelations
  4. partial calque
  5. partial calques
  6. partial charge
  7. partial charges
  8. partial cloverleaf interchange
  9. partial cloverleaf interchanges
  10. partial dependencies
  11. partial dependency

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