triboelectricity

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triboelectricity

  • /ˌtɹaɪboʊɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/

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From tribo- + electricity.

noun

  1. uncountable Charge transfer due to sliding or contact
  2. uncountable Static electricity produced by the triboelectric effect

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noun electricity produced by the triboelectric effect

Españoltriboelectricidad
中文摩擦生电
Portuguêstriboeletricidade
Françaistriboélectricité
DeutschReibungselektrizität
Italianotriboelettricità
Ελληνικάτριβοηλεκτρισμός trivoïlektrismós
Românătriboelectricitate

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@misc{triboelectricity_2026,
  title = {triboelectricity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/triboelectricity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}