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static electricity

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The electric discharge from such a body.

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Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Electrostatics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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4

noun

Meaning 4

electricity produced by friction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: electricity

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Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كهرباء ساكنَة — an electric charge
  • Bulgarian: статично електричество (statično električestvo) — an electric charge
  • Catalan: electricitat estàtica — an electric charge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 靜電 /静电 (jìngdiàn) — an electric charge
  • Estonian: staatiline elekter — an electric charge
  • Finnish: hankaussähkö — an electric charge
  • Finnish: staattinen sähkö — an electric charge
  • French: électricité statique — an electric charge
  • German: statische Elektrizität — an electric charge
  • Greek: στατικός ηλεκτρισμός (statikós ilektrismós) — an electric charge
  • Hebrew: חשמל סטטי — an electric charge
  • Hindi: स्थिर विद्युत (sthir vidyut) — an electric charge
  • Icelandic: stöðurafmagn — an electric charge
  • Indonesian: listrik statis — an electric charge
  • Japanese: 静電気 (seidenki) — an electric charge
  • Malay: elektrik statik — an electric charge
  • Maltese: elettriċità statika — an electric charge
  • Māori: hikotū — an electric charge
  • Māori: hiko pateko — an electric charge
  • Persian: الکتریسیته ساکن — an electric charge
  • Polish: elektryczność statyczna — an electric charge
  • Portuguese: estática — an electric charge
  • Romanian: electricitate statică — an electric charge
  • Russian: стати́ческое электри́чество (statíčeskoje elektríčestvo) — an electric charge
  • Spanish: electricidad estática — an electric charge
  • Swedish: statisk elektricitet — an electric charge
  • Telugu: స్థిర విద్యుత్తు (sthira vidyuttu) — an electric charge
  • Thai: ไฟฟ้าสถิต (fai-fáa-sà-tìt) — an electric charge
  • Turkish: statik elektrik — an electric charge
  • Vietnamese: tĩnh điện — an electric charge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 靜電放電 /静电放电 (jìngdiàn fàngdiàn) — the electric discharge
  • Finnish: hankaussähkö — the electric discharge
  • Finnish: staattinen sähkö — the electric discharge
  • Greek: στατικός ηλεκτρισμός (statikós ilektrismós) — the electric discharge
  • Indonesian: listrik statis — the electric discharge
  • Japanese: 静電気 (seidenki) — the electric discharge
  • Malay: elektrik statik — the electric discharge
  • Māori: hikotū — the electric discharge
  • Polish: elektryczność statyczna — the electric discharge
  • Portuguese: estática — the electric discharge
  • Russian: электростати́ческий разря́д (elektrostatíčeskij razrjád) — the electric discharge
  • Spanish: electricidad estática — the electric discharge
  • Telugu: స్థిర విద్యుత్తు (sthira vidyuttu) — the electric discharge
  • Thai: ไฟฟ้าสถิต (fai-fáa-sà-tìt) — the electric discharge