negative electricity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of negative electricity
First recorded in 1745–55
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One belt carried negative electricity, the other positive.
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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.
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The earth is, of course, a great sphere, and carries an enormous charge of negative electricity.
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Thus the atom is conceived as a positive nucleus wrapped in a throbbing field of negative electricity.
From Time Magazine Archive
In chemistry it is manifest in the composing and decomposing forces; in positive and negative electricity.
From Joseph Smith the Prophet-Teacher A Discourse by B. H. Roberts
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