electrostatic
adjective
elec·tro·stat·ic
i-ˌlek-trə-ˈsta-tik 
1
: of or relating to static electricity or electrostatics
2
: of or relating to painting with a spray that utilizes electrically charged particles to ensure complete coating
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Planar magnetic has many of the advantages of regular dynamic drivers, but with the best aspects of electrostatic headphones, without the massive price premium.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Aplin tells New Scientist that the research points to the usefulness of future efforts to monitor electrostatic discharges from satellites.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Instead, the team says that this signal was probably due to an electrostatic discharge, or ESD, event — an accumulation of electricity that disperses with a radio-signaling spark.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2025
The study illustrates how astronomers must take care to not confuse radio bursts from astrophysical sources with electrostatic discharges or micrometeoroid bursts, both Cordes and Spencer pointed out.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Aplin tells New Scientist that the research points to the usefulness of future efforts to monitor electrostatic discharges from satellites.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
Instead, the team says that this signal was probably due to an electrostatic discharge, or ESD, event — an accumulation of electricity that disperses with a radio-signaling spark.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2025
The study illustrates how astronomers must take care to not confuse radio bursts from astrophysical sources with electrostatic discharges or micrometeoroid bursts, both Cordes and Spencer pointed out.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
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“Electrostatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrostatic. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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electrostatic
adjective
elec·tro·stat·ic
i-ˌlek-trə-ˈstat-ik
: of or relating to static electricity or electrostatics
Medical Definition
electrostatic
adjective
elec·tro·stat·ic
i-ˌlek-trə-ˈstat-ik
: of or relating to static electricity or electrostatics
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