negative electricity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of negative electricity
First recorded in 1745–55
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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
One belt carried negative electricity, the other positive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Developed by Hebrew University scientists, the device supplies negative electricity to an indoor area, bringing relief to overcharged victims.
From Time Magazine Archive
It will be well to keep clearly in mind that an electron is a real particle of negative electricity.
From Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion by Charles R. (Charles Robert) Gibson
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