adjective
- relating to or caused by electric charges that are not moving
Usage: physics
Examples
- The balloon stuck to the wall due to electrostatic attraction.
- Electrostatic discharge can damage sensitive computer components.
- The scientist studied electrostatic forces between charged particles.
- Electrostatic precipitators remove dust from industrial emissions.
- Her hair stood up from electrostatic buildup on the plastic slide.
- The electrostatic field around the charged sphere was measured carefully.