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electrostatic charge

n. the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)

Usage examples of "electrostatic charge".

Quick-frozen mentally at the moment of inert blankness his meditation had granted him-the psychic drunkard's coma-he was cushioned on repellent charges as he plummeted down, and instantly stripped of surplus electrostatic charge.

Purple shadows brushed the hollows beneath her walnut-brown eyes, and her auburn hair, usually so neat and smooth it looked held in place with electrostatic charge, was in disarray courtesy of her restless fingers pulling, prodding, twirling as she’.

Devoid of power, the electrostatic charge that kept water from making contact with a cop's rain slicker was nothing more than a failed promise.

Fingernails of lightning skittered from one atmosphere to the other as the orbiting shards built up an incredible electrostatic charge.

Must've lost some of its electrostatic charge while it was sitting in the pocket.

Grosvenor said, Bredder, have you ever heard of a peripheral electrostatic charge?

Rub one against silk and it produces a positive electrostatic charge.

An electrostatic charge was supposed to keep his faceshield clear, but some of the grit was too large to be repelled.