electric charge

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electric charge

noun electric charges

  1. countable, uncountable The static electric energy of a charged body.
  2. countable, uncountable The quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs.
  3. countable, uncountable A quantum number of some subatomic particles which determines their electromagnetic interactions; by convention the electron has an electric charge of −1, the proton +1 and quarks have fractional charge.

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noun electric energy of a charged body

Españolcarga eléctrica
日本語電荷
हिन्दीविद्युत आवेश vidyut āveś
Kiswahilichaji ya umeme
Portuguêscarga elétrica
Françaischarge électrique
Deutschelektrische Ladung
Italianocarica elettrica
Ελληνικάηλεκτρικό φορτίο ilektrikó fortío
Românăsarcină electrică
Русскийэлектри́ческий заря́д elektríčeskij zarjád
Tiếng Việtđiện tích
العربيةشِحْنَة كَهْرَبَائِيَّة
עבריתמטען חשמלי

noun quantity of unbalanced ions in an object

日本語電荷 denka
中文電荷 /电荷 diànhè
Françaischarge électrique
Ελληνικάφόρτιση fórtisi
Русскийэлектри́ческий заря́д elektríčeskij zarjád

noun quantum number of some subatomic particles

Françaischarge électrique
Русскийэлектри́ческий заря́д elektríčeskij zarjád

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@misc{electric_charge_2026,
  title = {electric charge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/electric%20charge},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}