Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In an electrostatic manner: Pertaining to, involving, or caused by static electricity or electric charges at rest. Describes an action or process that occurs through electrostatic forces.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The particles were attracted electrostatically to the charged plate.
  • The toner in a laser printer is transferred electrostatically to the paper.
  • The cleanroom garments are designed to prevent dust from clinging electrostatically.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/Technical Context: Used primarily in physics, engineering, and materials science to describe phenomena, bonding, or methods involving static electric charges.
  • The filter captures contaminants electrostatically.
  • The two surfaces bonded electrostatically without any adhesive.

Variants and Related Words

• Electrostatic (adjective): Of or relating to stationary electric charges or static electricity.
  • An electrostatic charge built up on the balloon.
• Electrostatics (noun): The branch of physics that deals with stationary electric charges.

Synonyms

• By static electricity: A more descriptive phrase with a similar meaning.

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically refers to the properties and forces of stationary electric charges, as opposed to electric currents (which involve moving charges). It is a precise technical adverb derived from the field of electrostatics.

Adverb

1. in an electrostatic manner
   • the dust adhered electrostatically to the surface