electrostatic charge

Definitions of electrostatic charge
  1. noun
    the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)
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    type of:
    charge, electric charge
    the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
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