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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
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electrostatic unit  
n.   Abbr. esu
Any unit of electricity or magnetism in the centimeter-gram-second system based on the forces of interaction between electric charges.
esu  
abbr.  electrostatic unit
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Main Entry: electrostatic unit
Function: noun
: any of a system of electrical units based primarily on forces of interaction between electric charges —abbreviationesu

Main Entry: esu
Function: abbreviation
electrostatic unit
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esu
electrostatic unit
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