Triboelectricity Definition

trībō-ĭ-lĕk-trĭsĭ-tē, -ēlĕk-, trĭbō-
triboelectricity
noun
Electric charge developed upon the surface of a material by friction, as by rubbing silk upon glass.
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Origin of Triboelectricity

  • Greek tribos a rubbing from trībein to rub terə-1 in Indo-European roots electricity

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • tribo- +"Ž electricity

    From Wiktionary

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