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electric charge

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several quantities related to electricity.

The static electric energy of a charged body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several quantities related to electricity.

The quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of several quantities related to electricity.

A quantum number of some subatomic particles which determines their electromagnetic interactions; by convention the electron has an electric charge of −1, the proton +1 and quarks have fractional charge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the battery needed a fresh charge

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: charge

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: electrical phenomenon

Narrower terms: electrostatic charge, positive charge, negative charge

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: elektriese lading — electric energy of a charged body
  • Albanian: ngarkesa elektrike — electric energy of a charged body
  • Amharic: ቻርጅ (čarǧ) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Arabic: شِحْنَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة — electric energy of a charged body
  • Armenian: էլեկտրական լիցք (ēlektrakan licʻkʻ) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Asturian: carga llétrica — electric energy of a charged body
  • Basque: karga elektriko — electric energy of a charged body
  • Belarusian: электрычны зарад (eljektryčny zarad) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Bengali: বৈদ্যুতিক আধান (bōiddutik adhan) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Bulgarian: електри́чески заря́д (elektríčeski zarjád) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Catalan: càrrega elèctrica — electric energy of a charged body
  • Chuvash: электро каплам (elektro k̬aplam) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Czech: elektrický náboj — electric energy of a charged body
  • Danish: elektrisk ladning — electric energy of a charged body
  • Esperanto: elektra ŝargo — electric energy of a charged body
  • Estonian: elektrilaeng — electric energy of a charged body
  • Finnish: sähkövaraus — electric energy of a charged body
  • French: charge électrique — electric energy of a charged body
  • Galician: carga eléctrica — electric energy of a charged body
  • Georgian: ელექტრული მუხტი (elekṭruli muxṭi) — electric energy of a charged body
  • German: elektrische Ladung — electric energy of a charged body
  • Greek: ηλεκτρικό φορτίο (ilektrikó fortío) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Gujarati: વિદ્યુતભાર (vidyutbhār) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Gujarati: વીજભાર (vījbhār) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Hebrew: מטען חשמלי — electric energy of a charged body
  • Hindi: विद्युत आवेश (vidyut āveś) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Hungarian: elektromos töltés — electric energy of a charged body
  • Icelandic: rafhleðsla — electric energy of a charged body
  • Indonesian: muatan listrik — electric energy of a charged body
  • Interlingua: carga electric — electric energy of a charged body
  • Irish: lucht leictreach — electric energy of a charged body
  • Italian: carica elettrica — electric energy of a charged body
  • Japanese: 電荷 — electric energy of a charged body
  • Kannada: ವಿದ್ಯುದಾವೇಶ (vidyudāvēśa) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Kazakh: электр заряды (élektr zarädy) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Khmer: បន្ទុកអគ្គីសនី (bɑɑbɑntuk ʼakkiisaʼnii) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Latin: onus electricum — electric energy of a charged body
  • Latvian: elektriskais lādiņš — electric energy of a charged body
  • Lithuanian: elektros krūvis — electric energy of a charged body
  • Macedonian: електричен набој (električen naboj) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Malay: cas elektrik — electric energy of a charged body
  • Māori: whana hiko — electric energy of a charged body
  • Marathi: विद्युतभार (vidyutbhār) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Mongolian: цахилгаан цэнэг (caxilgaan ceneg) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Norwegian: elektrisk ladning — electric energy of a charged body
  • Occitan: carga electrica — electric energy of a charged body
  • Persian: بار الکتریکی (bâr-e elektriki) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Polish: ładunek elektryczny — electric energy of a charged body
  • Portuguese: carga elétrica — electric energy of a charged body
  • Punjabi: ਬਿਜਲਈ ਚਾਰਜ (bijlaī cāraj) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Romanian: sarcină electrică — electric energy of a charged body
  • Russian: электри́ческий заря́д (elektríčeskij zarjád) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Serbo-Croatian: električni naboj — electric energy of a charged body
  • Slovak: elektrický náboj — electric energy of a charged body
  • Slovene: električni naboj — electric energy of a charged body
  • Spanish: carga eléctrica — electric energy of a charged body
  • Swahili: chaji ya umeme — electric energy of a charged body
  • Swedish: elektrisk laddning — electric energy of a charged body
  • Tagalog: karga ng kuryente — electric energy of a charged body
  • Tamil: மின்னூட்டம் (miṉṉūṭṭam) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Telugu: విద్యుదావేశం (vidyudāvēśaṁ) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Thai: ประจุไฟฟ้า (bprà-jù-fai-fáa) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Turkish: elektrik yükü — electric energy of a charged body
  • Turkmen: elektrik zarýady — electric energy of a charged body
  • Ukrainian: електричний заряд (elektryčnyj zarjad) — electric energy of a charged body
  • Uzbek: elektr zaryad — electric energy of a charged body
  • Vietnamese: điện tích — electric energy of a charged body
  • Welsh: gwefr drydanol — electric energy of a charged body
  • Bulgarian: електри́чески заря́д (elektríčeski zarjád) — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電荷 /电荷 (diànhè) — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • Finnish: sähkövaraus — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • French: charge électrique — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • Greek: φόρτιση (fórtisi) — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • Japanese: 電荷 (denka) — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • Kazakh: электр заряды (élektr zarädy) — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • Latin: onus electricum — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • Polish: ładunek elektryczny — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • Russian: электри́ческий заря́д (elektríčeskij zarjád) — quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
  • Finnish: sähkövaraus — quantum number of some subatomic particles
  • French: charge électrique — quantum number of some subatomic particles
  • Polish: ładunek elektryczny — quantum number of some subatomic particles
  • Russian: электри́ческий заря́д (elektríčeskij zarjád) — quantum number of some subatomic particles