electrostaticallyadv.
/ᵻˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈstatᵻkli/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrəˈstædək(ə)li/, /iˌlɛktrəˈstædək(ə)li/ By means of electrostatics; with an electrostatic field or charge. Also: with regard to electrostatic properties.
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1868 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 158 644 Weber and Kohlrausch..measured the capacity of a condenser electrostatically.
1923 Science 6 Apr. 420/1 The endeavor to take away all the internal pressure..from the soap bubble by charging it electrostatically, does not usually succeed.
1961 Times 9 Mar. 21/1 Painting and lacquering has been improved by charging the sprays electrostatically.
1995 D. M. P. Mingos Essent. Inorg. Chem. 1 (1997) 22 This structure is electrostatically unfavourable because neighbouring tetrahedra are face sharing.
2004 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Mar. 27/1 Electrostatically charged dust.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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