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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus the atom is conceived as a positive nucleus wrapped in a throbbing field of negative electricity.

From Time Magazine Archive

The top of the cloud is charged with negative electricity, the bottom with positive.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the process continues, the raindrops become heavily loaded with positive electricity, while the rising air carries negative electricity to the top of the cloud.

From Time Magazine Archive

In chemistry it is manifest in the composing and decomposing forces; in positive and negative electricity.

From Joseph Smith the Prophet-Teacher A Discourse by Roberts, B. H.