static electricity
noun
: electricity that consists of isolated motionless charges (such as those produced by friction)
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In dry weather, static electricity can cause clothes to cling.
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Humidity usually kills static electricity – but not in every case.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
My father taught me to burn disks, to back up files, and to discharge static electricity before handling a computer’s delicate innards.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
There’s also static electricity.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The other unsolved problem is static electricity.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
My father taught me to burn disks, to back up files, and to discharge static electricity before handling a computer’s delicate innards.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
There’s also static electricity.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
The other unsolved problem is static electricity.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for static electricity
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“Static electricity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/static%20electricity. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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