uncharged

[ uhn-chahrjd ]

adjective
  1. not charged, especially with electricity; electrically neutral: an uncharged battery; an uncharged particle.

Origin of uncharged

1
1425–75; late Middle English: unburdened, uncalled; see un-1, charged

Words Nearby uncharged

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How to use uncharged in a sentence

  • According to Symmer, an uncharged body contains an equal quantity of two different electrical fluids.

    The Story of Great Inventions | Elmer Ellsworth Burns
  • He went out of the warehouse, carrying the bag which was again loaded with uncharged stun-pistols.

    The Pirates of Ersatz | Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for uncharged

uncharged

/ (ʌnˈtʃɑːdʒd) /


adjective
  1. (of land or other property) not subject to a charge

  2. having no electric charge; neutral

  1. archaic (of a firearm) not loaded

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