point charge

noun

an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.

Origin of point charge

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby point charge

point after, point angle, point attractor, point b, point bar, point charge, point count, point coupé, point d'alençon, point d'angleterre, point d'appui

Example sentences from the Web for point charge

  • These charges and positions can be calculated from the result for a single sphere and point-charge.

    Lord Kelvin |Andrew Gray

  • Again take the case of two parallel infinite planes under the influence of a point-charge between them.

    Lord Kelvin |Andrew Gray