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

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