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the electricity present in a body or substance that has a deficiency of electrons, as the electricity developed on glass when rubbed with silk. Cf. negative electricity.
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Positive electricity — Positive Pos i*tive, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L. positivus. See {Position}.] 1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; opposed to negative. Positive good. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Derived from an object… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Positive electricity — Electricity E lec*tric i*ty ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Electricities} ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[i^]z). [Cf. F. [ e]lectricit[ e]. See {Electric}.] 1. (Physics) a property of certain of the fundamental particles of which matter… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
positive electricity — ☆ positive electricity n. the kind of electricity possessed by an object (as a glass rod after it has been rubbed with a piece of silk) having a deficiency of electrons: opposed to NEGATIVE ELECTRICITY … English World dictionary
positive electricity — noun : electricity of which the elementary unit is the proton * * * Elect. the electricity present in a body or substance that has a deficiency of electrons, as the electricity developed on glass when rubbed with silk. Cf. negative electricity. * … Useful english dictionary
positive electricity — teigiamoji elektra statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. positive electricity; vitreous electricity vok. positive Elektrizität, f rus. положительное электричество, n pranc. électricité positive, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
positive electricity — particle in the nucleus of an atom which has a positive electrical charge … English contemporary dictionary
Positive — Pos i*tive, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L. positivus. See {Position}.] 1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; opposed to negative. Positive good. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Derived from an object by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Positive crystals — Positive Pos i*tive, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L. positivus. See {Position}.] 1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; opposed to negative. Positive good. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Derived from an object… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Positive degree — Positive Pos i*tive, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L. positivus. See {Position}.] 1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; opposed to negative. Positive good. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Derived from an object… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Positive eyepiece — Positive Pos i*tive, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L. positivus. See {Position}.] 1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; opposed to negative. Positive good. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Derived from an object… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
