uncharged

[ uhn-chahrjd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not charged, charge, especially with electricity; electrically neutral:
an uncharged battery; an uncharged particle.

uncharged

/ ʌnˈtʃɑːdʒd /

1425–75; late Middle English: unburdened, uncalled; un- ¹, charged

On the advice of his attorney, he did not tell stories that he says could implicate other, uncharged people.

As those charged particles — or ions — move, they’ll bump into uncharged air molecules and start dragging them in the same direction.

If B is now removed to a distance, the induced charges neutralize one another, and B returns to its original uncharged state.

An uncharged SO4 radicle would react with the water present, and sulphuric acid would be formed and oxygen liberated.

Ordinarily, the positive and negative charges are equal so that the atom is in a neutral or uncharged condition.

According to Symmer, an uncharged body contains an equal quantity of two different electrical fluids.

He went out of the warehouse, carrying the bag which was again loaded with uncharged stun-pistols.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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