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the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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the branch of physics that deals with static electricity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: physics, natural philosophy
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English statics English electrostatics From electro- + statics. Coined by William Whewell in 1840.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
靜電學 /静电学
(jìngdiànxué)
— branch of physics
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Czech:
elektrostatika
— branch of physics
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Finnish:
sähköstatiikka
— branch of physics
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French:
électrostatique
— branch of physics
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German:
Elektrostatik
— branch of physics
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Greek:
ηλεκτροστατική
(ilektrostatikí)
— branch of physics
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Hindi:
स्थिरवैद्युतिकी
(sthirvaidyutikī)
— branch of physics
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Hungarian:
elektrosztatika
— branch of physics
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Japanese:
静電学
(seidengaku)
— branch of physics
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Korean:
정전기학
(jeongjeon'gihak)
— branch of physics
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Malagasy:
tombina
— branch of physics
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Manx:
lectrostataght
— branch of physics
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Norwegian:
lakkelektrisitet
— branch of physics
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Polish:
elektrostatyka
— branch of physics
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Portuguese:
eletrostática
— branch of physics
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Romanian:
electrostatică
— branch of physics
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Russian:
электроста́тика
(elektrostátika)
— branch of physics
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Spanish:
electrostática
— branch of physics
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Swedish:
elektrostatik
— branch of physics
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Tagalog:
dagitigilan
— branch of physics
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Tamil:
மின்நிலையியல்
(miṉnilaiyiyal)
— branch of physics
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Thai:
ไฟฟ้าสถิต
(fai-fáa-sà-tìt)
— branch of physics
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Wolof:
mbëjtekkaaral
— branch of physics