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triboelectricity
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tri·bo·e·lec·tric·i·ty  (trb--lk-trs-t, -lk-, trb-)
n. pl. tri·bo·e·lec·tric·i·ties
An electrical charge produced by friction between two objects.
[Greek tribos, a rubbing, from trbein, to rub; see ter-1 in Indo-European roots + electricity.]
tribo·e·lectric adj.
triboelectricity  (trb--lk-trs-t, trb-)
An electrical charge produced by friction between two objects that are nonconductive. Rubbing glass with fur, or a comb through the hair, can built up triboelectricity. Most everyday static electricity is triboelectric.
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