positive electricity

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the electricity present in a body or substance that has a deficiency of electrons, as the electricity developed on glass when rubbed with silk.

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positive electricity

Some of these little entities were charged with positive electricity, some with negative; some were electrically neutral or inert.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

It had a charge of positive electricity and its mass was .0000000000000000000000166 gram.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vitreous Electricity.—A term applied to the positive electricity developed in a glass rod by rubbing it with silk.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Nehemiah Hawkins