electrostatics
[ ih-lek-truh-stat-iks ]
/ ɪˌlɛk trəˈstæt ɪks /
noun (used with a singular verb)
the branch of physics dealing with electric phenomena not associated with electricity in motion.
Words nearby electrostatics
Example sentences from the Web for electrostatics
In nearly all the experiments of electrostatics etherial elasticity is manifest.
The Ether of Space |Oliver LodgeWe have next to notice three important facts in electrostatics and some consequences flowing therefrom.
In nearly all the experiments of electrostatics, ethereal elasticity is manifest.
To every proposition in electrostatics there is thus a corresponding one in the hydrokinetic theory of incompressible liquids.
British Dictionary definitions for electrostatics
electrostatics
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈstætɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular)
the branch of physics concerned with static charges and the electrostatic field