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ELECTROSTATIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
Example:
an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity
Synonyms:
electrostatic; static
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
static electricity (electricity produced by friction)
Derivation:
electrostatics (the branch of physics that deals with static electricity)
