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electric charge vs electrostatic charge

electrostatic charge vs electric charge

electric charge and electrostatic charge both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
electric charge Yes No No No
electrostatic charge Yes No No No
As nouns, electrostatic charge is a hyponym of electric charge; that is, electrostatic charge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than electric charge:
  • electric charge: the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
  • electrostatic charge: the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)
Other hyponyms of electric charge include positive charge, negative charge.
electric charge (noun) electrostatic charge (noun)
the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)
Difference between electric charge and electrostatic charge

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