charge 4

noundomain: natural phenomenon

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons

Examples

electric charge 1
the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons

Derivationally related form

verb

energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge

verb

cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on

Hyponym

noun

the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)

noun

having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential

noun

having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential