static electricity
An electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to frictionAn electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.
» What causes static electricity?
Wodurch kommt es zu statischer Aufladung?
Как образуется статическое электричество?
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)An electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.
statische Elektrizität
стати́ческое электри́чествоstatíčeskoje elektríčestvo
(uncountable)The electric discharge from such a body.
электростати́ческий разря́дelektrostatíčeskij razrjád
(uncountable)Electrostatics.
- electricity produced by friction
Examples
5 sentencesWhat causes static electricity?
ruКак образуется статическое электричество? — Ooneykcall
deWodurch kommt es zu statischer Aufladung? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ancient Greeks knew about static electricity.
Стародавні греки знали про статичну електрику. — Ahha
The static electricity started to make our hair stand on end.
These hiking clothes have made me an extremely dangerous source of static electricity.
As he pulled laundry from the dryer, Tom saw that because of static electricity a grey sock clung tenaciously to a facecloth.
Translations
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Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable