STATIC ELECTRICITY
\stˈatɪk ɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi], \stˈatɪk ɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi], \s_t_ˈa_t_ɪ_k ɪ_l_ɛ_k_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_t_ˌi]\
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The branch of physics dealing with electric phenomena not associated with electricity in motion, electric charges at rest, their electric fields, and potentials. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)
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That which is generated by friction.
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electricity evolved by friction or which does not move in currents.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.: franklinism. Electricity in a state of high tension, produced by friction, pressure, or cleavage, and accumulated on the surface of an insulated conductor. Two kinds of static electricity are distinguished: vitreous electricity and resinous electricity, both being supposed to reside in equal amounts in non-electrified bodies and to neutralize each other.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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