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electrostatic force

noun

Etymology

From electrostatic + force.

  1. derived from *bʰerǵʰ-✻ — “to rise, high, hill”
  2. derived from fortis — “strong”
  3. derived from fortia
  4. derived from force
  5. inherited from force
  6. compounded as electrostatic force — “electrostatic + force”

Definitions

  1. Coulomb force, the attraction or repulsion between particles based on their electric…

    Coulomb force, the attraction or repulsion between particles based on their electric charge.

    • Coulomb’s law describes the electrostatic forces exerted between pairs of charges, but practical situations are rarely that simple.

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