electrostatics

[ ih-lek-truh-stat-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of physics dealing with electric phenomena not associated with electricity in motion.

electrostatics

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈstætɪks /

noun

1. functioning as singular the branch of physics concerned with static charges and the electrostatic field

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrostatics¹

First recorded in 1820–30; electro- + statics

Example Sentences

Boreyko and his team have published extensively on the topic of water and the way it can move, with members of his Nature-Inspired Fluids and Interfaces Lab producing water droplets that leap propelled by surface tension and frost that jumps by way of electrostatics.

From Science Daily

It will also provide time to test new, more efficient disinfecting technology like ultraviolet lights, microbial agents and electrostatics sprayers.

From New York Times

The interaction between an electrode and FNR mimics the electrostatics of the ferrodoxin–FNR protein–protein interaction.

From Nature

As you can see in “Experiments in Electrostatics: Photocopy Art From the Whitney’s Collection, 1966–1986,” the results are simply not as epic or generative as, for instance, those of Picasso and Braque when they were discovering collage.

From New York Times

In the subsequent steps, electrostatics were modelling using an atomic multipole description up to the hexadecapole on all atoms.

From Nature