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

The top of the cloud is charged with negative electricity, the bottom with positive.

From Time Magazine Archive

The earth is, of course, a great sphere, and carries an enormous charge of negative electricity.

From Time Magazine Archive

One belt carried negative electricity, the other positive.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is practically established that particles of positive and negative electricity are the fundamental units which build up our universe.

From Time Magazine Archive

When two atoms combine chemically the positive electricity in one neutralizes the negative electricity in the other.

From Heroes of Science Chemists by Muir, M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison)