- of, concerned with, producing, or caused by static electricity
- concerned with electrostatics
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•lec•tro•stat•ic
(i lek′trə stat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. [Elect.]
e•lec′tro•stat′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Electricityof or pertaining to static electricity.
- electro- + static 1865–70
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electrostatic /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈstætɪk/ adj
'electrostatic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
attraction
- electromagnetic unit
- electrometer
- electrostatics
- electrostatic unit
- electrovalent bond
- e.s.u.
- screen grid
- Stark
- static
- Van de Graaff generator
- xerography
- accelerator
- coagulate
- disruptive discharge
- divergence
- electron gun
- electroscope
- electrostatic generator
- electrostatic induction
- electrostatic lens
- electrostatic precipitator
- electrostatic printing
- esu
- Faraday cage
- hydrogen bond
- induction
- ionic bond
- ion propulsion
- laser printer
- photocopier
- Roentgen
- Wimshurst machine
- statampere
- statcoulomb
- statfarad
- stathenry
- statohm
- statvolt