negative electricity

American  

noun

1. the electricity present in a body or substance that has an excess of electrons, as the electricity developed on a resin when rubbed with flannel.

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Etymology

Origin of negative electricity

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

The earth is, of course, a great sphere, and carries an enormous charge of negative electricity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then parallel steel plates charged with negative electricity snatch and hold the electrified particles, removing from them 95% of the airborne dirt.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is practically established that particles of positive and negative electricity are the fundamental units which build up our universe.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is now believed that all matter is made up of "electrons," particles of negative electricity, and "protons," particles of positive electricity.

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Just as matter is composed of invisible atoms, so also is negative electricity of an atomic nature.

From Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion by Gibson, Charles R. (Charles Robert)