point charge

noun

1. an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.

Word History and Origins

Origin of point charge¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Again take the case of two parallel infinite planes under the influence of a point-charge between them.

From Project Gutenberg

These charges and positions can be calculated from the result for a single sphere and point-charge.

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