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static electricity
noun
- a stationary electric charge built up on an insulating material.
static electricity
- Electric charge that has accumulated on an object. Static electricity is often created when two objects that are not good electrical conductors are rubbed together, and electrons from one of the objects rub off onto the other. This happens, for example, when combing one's hair or taking off a sweater. Sudden releases of built-up static electricity can take the form of an electric arc .
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static electricity
- An electrical charge that accumulates on an object when it is rubbed against another object — for example, the spark that jumps from someone's hand to a doorknob after the person has walked across a rug.
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Origin of static electricity1
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Example Sentences
There was an immediate crackle and burst of static electricity, and the stumbler fell back yelping and shaking his arms.
Mention three likenesses and three differences between magnetism and static electricity.
The oldest method of subjecting a patient to electric influence is that in which static electricity is employed.
Static electricity, and the electric bath, are also very effective in many cases of so-called spinal irritation and insomnia.
Electroscopes are instruments for showing the presence of static electricity.
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