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electrostatic

/ɪˌlek.trəʊˈstæt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
elec-tro-stat-ic
IPA
/ɪˌlek.trəʊˈstæt.ɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity

Etymology

Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English electrostatic From electro- + static.

Derived Forms

electrostatically electrostatics nonelectrostatic polyelectrostatic

Phrases

electrostatic discharge electrostatic energy electrostatic force electrostatic generator electrostatic motor electrostatic painting electrostatic precipitator electrostatic printer

Synonyms

static

Rhymes With

democratic dramatic automatic diplomatic static problematic systematic traumatic post-traumatic attic cinematic pragmatic

Questions

How do you pronounce electrostatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌlek.trəʊˈstæt.ɪk/.
What does electrostatic mean?
of, relating to, or produced by electrostatics or static electricity
Where does electrostatic come from?
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English electrostatic From electro- + static.

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