electrostatics
noun
- study of stationary electric charges
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English statics English electrostatics From electro- + statics. Coined by William Whewell in 1840.
- the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object