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ELECTROSTATIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity

Example:

an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity

Synonyms:

electrostatic; static

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

static electricity (electricity produced by friction)

Derivation:

electrostatics (the branch of physics that deals with static electricity)

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