static electricity
91Statical — Static Stat ic (st[a^]t [i^]k), Statical Stat ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [Gr. statiko s causing to stand, skilled in weighing, fr. ista nai to cause to stand: cf. F. statique. See {Stand}, and cf. {Stage}.] 1. Resting; acting by mere weight without… …
92Statical moment — Static Stat ic (st[a^]t [i^]k), Statical Stat ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [Gr. statiko s causing to stand, skilled in weighing, fr. ista nai to cause to stand: cf. F. statique. See {Stand}, and cf. {Stage}.] 1. Resting; acting by mere weight without… …
93statically — static ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking movement, action, or change. 2) Physics concerned with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium. Often contrasted with DYNAMIC(Cf. ↑dynamically). 3) (of an electric charge) acquired by objects that cannot conduct a… …
94staticelectricity — static electricity n. 1. An accumulation of electric charge on an insulated body. 2. Electric discharge resulting from the accumulation of electric charge on an insulated body. * * * …
95Electrostatics — For a less technical introduction, see Static electricity. Electromagnetism …
96History of electromagnetism — The history of electromagnetism, that is the human understanding and recorded use of electromagnetic forces, dates back over two thousand years ago, see Timeline of electromagnetism. The ancients must have been acquainted with the effects of… …
97electromagnetism — /i lek troh mag ni tiz euhm/, n. 1. the phenomena associated with electric and magnetic fields and their interactions with each other and with electric charges and currents. 2. Also, electromagnetics. the science that deals with these phenomena.… …
98Electric charge — SI symbol: Q SI quantity dimension: Q SI unit: coulomb other units: e Derivations from other quantities: Q = I · …
99History of electrochemistry — Electrochemistry, a branch of chemistry, went through several changes during its evolution from early principles related to magnets in the early 16th and 17th centuries, to complex theories involving conductivity, electrical charge and… …
100Electrostatic generator — An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is a mechanical device that produces static electricity , or electricity at high voltage and low continuous current. The knowledge of static electricity dates back to the earliest… …
