(adj) concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity, Syn. static, Example:an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity
(n) a process that removes suspended dust particles from a gas by applying a high voltage electrostatic charge to the particles and collecting them on charged plates
(n) a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains an electron to form a negative ion, Syn. electrovalent bond, electrostatic bond