electric charge

Noun
  1. The quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons (synset 111455142)
    "the battery needed a fresh charge"
    is a type of: electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity
    subtypes:
    • electrostatic charge - the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)
    • positive charge - having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential
    • negative charge - having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential
    same as: charge

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