electrostatic unit
noun Electricity.
a unit, as a statampere, in the system of electric units derived from the force of repulsion between two static charges. Abbreviation: esu, ESU
Origin of electrostatic unit
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby electrostatic unit
British Dictionary definitions for electrostatic unit
electrostatic unit
noun
any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the electric constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number
Abbreviation: ESU, e.s.u. Compare electromagnetic unit