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

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.

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 has a permanent charge of negative electricity, and the atmosphere is positive.

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