electrostatics

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈstætɪks/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i lek′trə stat′iks)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•lec•tro•stat•ics  (i lek′trə stat′iks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Physicsthe branch of physics dealing with electric phenomena not associated with electricity in motion.
  • electro- + statics 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
electrostatics /ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈstætɪks/ n
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with static charges and the electrostatic field
'electrostatics' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
electrostatic - static electricity

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