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

In the Birkhoff system, the hydrogen atom is contemplated as a mixture of two "perfect fluids"�the positive electricity of the nucleus, the negative electricity of the surrounding electron.

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

Developed by Hebrew University scientists, the device supplies negative electricity to an indoor area, bringing relief to overcharged victims.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since 1917 scientists have known that the earth's surface is charged with negative electricity, but no one knew for sure what keeps it charged.

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Thomson's theory is that negative electricity is matter.

From The Universe a Vast Electric Organism by Warder, George Woodward