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static electricity

static electricity noun: an electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.

Noun

static electricity (uncountable)

  1. An electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.
  2. The electric discharge from such a body.
  3. Electrostatics.

static electricity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Arabic

static electricity in Hindi

an electric charge
स्थिर विद्युत sthir vidyut

static electricity in Tamil

நிலைமின், நிலை மின்சாரம்

static electricity in Telugu

an electric charge
స్థిర విద్యుత్తు sthira vidyuttu
the electric discharge
స్థిర విద్యుత్తు sthira vidyuttu

static electricity in Arabic

an electric charge
كهرباء ساكنَة
More languagesFewer languages
static electricity in Malay
elektrik statik
static electricity in Indonesian
listrik statis
static electricity in Persian
الکتریسیته ساکن
static electricity in Thai
ไฟฟ้าสถิต fai-fáa-sà-tìt
static electricity in Vietnamese
tĩnh điện

Questions about static electricity

What does static electricity mean?
Static electricity means an electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.
What is static electricity in Hindi?
Static electricity in Hindi is स्थिर विद्युत (sthir vidyut). See Static electricity meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is static electricity?
Static electricity is a noun.

Words near static electricity in the dictionary

  1. static cytophotometry
  2. static dispatch
  3. static dispatches
  4. static efficiencies
  5. static efficiency
  6. static electricity
  7. static equilibria
  8. static equilibrium
  9. static equilibriums
  10. static fire
  11. static fired

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