negative electricity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of negative electricity
First recorded in 1745–55
Example Sentences
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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
It is now believed that all matter is made up of "electrons," particles of negative electricity, and "protons," particles of positive electricity.
From Time Magazine Archive
One belt carried negative electricity, the other positive.
From Time Magazine Archive
The earth is, of course, a great sphere, and carries an enormous charge of negative electricity.
From Time Magazine Archive
The single electron is the indivisible unit or atomic element of so-called negative electricity, and the neutral chemical atom deprived of one electron is the unit of positive electricity.
From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose
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