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triboelectricity definition

tribo·elec·tric·ity (trī′bō ē′lek tris′ə tē)

noun

electric charge developed upon the surface of a material by friction, as by rubbing silk upon glass

Etymology: tribo- + electricity

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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