electrostatic unit
electrostatic unit
noun Electricity.
a unit, as a statampere, in the system of electric units derived from the force of repulsion between two static charges. Abbreviation: esu, ESU
Origin:
1855–60
1855–60
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| electrostatic unit | |
| —n | |
| Compare electromagnetic unit ESU, Abbreviation: e.s.u. any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the electric constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number | |
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