electrostatics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
elec·tro·stat·ics
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Definition of electrostatics
: physics that deals with phenomena due to attractions or repulsions of electric charges but not dependent upon their motion
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electrostatics
noun, plural in form but singular in construction
elec·tro·stat·ics
| \ i-ˌlek-trə-ˈstat-iks
\
\
Medical Definition of electrostatics
: physics that deals with phenomena due to attractions or repulsions of electric charges but not dependent upon their motion
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