electric charge
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Pronunciation
Noun
electric charge (countable and uncountable, plural electric charges)
- (physics) The static electric energy of a charged body.
- (physics) The quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs.
- (physics) A quantum number of some subatomic particles which determines their electromagnetic interactions; by convention the electron has an electric charge of −1, the proton +1 and quarks have fractional charge.
Translations
electric energy of a charged body
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quantity of unbalanced ions in an object
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quantum number of some subatomic particles
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