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triboelectricity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌtɹaɪboʊɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Charge transfer due to sliding or contact

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Static electricity produced by the triboelectric effect

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From tribo- + electricity.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 摩擦生电 — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • Finnish: hankaussähkö — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • French: triboélectricité — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • German: Reibungselektrizität — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • Greek: τριβοηλεκτρισμός (trivoïlektrismós) — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • Italian: triboelettricità — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • Northern Kurdish: kehrebeya lêxuşînê — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: triboelektrisitet — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gnidingselektrisitet — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • Portuguese: triboeletricidade — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • Romanian: triboelectricitate — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect
  • Spanish: triboelectricidad — electricity produced by the triboelectric effect