electric charge

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• same as electricity{1}.

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• noun physics the static electric energy of a charged body; the quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs
• noun physics a quantum number of some subatomic particles which determines their electromagnetic interactions; by convention the electron has an electric charge of -1, the proton +1 and quarks have fractional charge

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• noun the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons