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noun Physics.

the ratio of the charge on a particle to the mass of the particle.

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Words nearby specific charge

specif., specifiable, specific, specifically, specification, specific charge, specific epithet, specific gravity, specific heat, specific heat capacity, specific humidity

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How to use specific charge in a sentence

While the testimony didn’t necessarily nail any specific charge, experts say, it may serve to pull the rug out from the defense’s claim of a consenting relationship.
The Horrifying Testimony R. Kelly Needs Jurors to Forget|Pilar Melendez|August 25, 2021|The Daily Beast
Fairfax County police said they have also charged the man in connection with shooting the teenager but won’t reveal the specific charges and the man’s identity until they serve arrest warrants on him.
Veteran Fairfax County police officers involved in shooting of armed man|Justin Jouvenal|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
His most specific charge was that in Mesopotamia they were "spending money like water in looking for oil."
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
The specific charge was that of "treason in levying war against the United States."
The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge

What was the specific charge which the very particular people brought against Lady Kirkbank?
Phantom Fortune, A Novel|M. E. Braddon
It was bad enough to have no palpable adversary to grapple with: it was worse to have no specific charge.
Border and Bastille|George A. Lawrence
Of what are these Italians accused, that is what is the present specific charge against them?
Monte-Cristo's Daughter|Edmund Flagg

British Dictionary definitions for specific charge

specific charge

noun

physics the charge-to-mass ratio of an elementary particle

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