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Definition of 'electrostatic'

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electrostatic in British

(ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈstætɪk )
adjective
1. 
of, concerned with, producing, or caused by static electricity
2. 
concerned with electrostatics
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Derived forms
electrostatically (eˌlectroˈstatically)
  adverb
Word Frequency

electrostatic in American

(iˌlɛktroʊˈstætɪk ; ēlekˌtrōstatˈik; ɪˌlɛktroʊstætɪk ; ilekˌtrōstatik; iˌlɛktrəstætɪk ; ēlekˌtrəstatik; ɪˌlɛktrəˈstætɪk ; ilekˌtrəstatˈik)
adjective
1. 
of or having to do with electrostatics
2. 
designating or of a speaker in which electric force is applied to metal plates, causing a diaphragm suspended between them to vibrate
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Derived forms
electrostatically (eˌlectroˈstatically)
  adverb
Word Frequency

electrostatic in Electrical Engineering

(ɪlɛktroʊstætɪk)
adjective
(Electrical engineering: Circuits, Electrical power, Computing and control)
An electrostatic effect is an effect that relates to an electric field, or is created by an electric charge.
COLLOCATIONS: 
~ charge~ energy~ discharge~effect
As electrostatic effects are dependent upon the potential and frequency, to produce the most powerful action it is desirable to increase both as far as practicable.
Electrostatic lines of force are strongest when the charged particles that create them are close together.
An electrostatic effect is an effect that relates to an electric field, or is created by an electric charge.
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