static electricity

Definitions

General English

• noun an electric charge that does not flow, as opposed to electricity which is flowing in a current

General Science

• noun electricity that is in a static state and not flowing in a current

Computing

• noun an electrical charge that can build up in a person or electronic component

Electronics

• energy in the form of electric charges at rest. Examples include electricity produced by friction or induction, or the electric charge stored in a capacitor. This contrasts with dynamic electricity, which is that produced by electric charges in motion. Under certain circumstances, an amount of static electricity which is undetectable by humans may be sufficient to damage a chip.

Nearby Definitions of “static electricity”

• State Second Pension
• stateless
• statement
• static
• static balancing
• static electricity
• static IP address
• static load
• static model
• static test
• station

Contexts for “static electricity”

4 definitions in context
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• General Science
• Computing
• Electronics