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carr-, carri-; car-, cari-
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(Greek: ion, "going"; neuter present participle of ienai, "to go"; because an ion moves toward the electrode of an opposite charge)
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electric charge
1. One of the basic properties of elementary particles that give rise to all electric and magnetic forces and interactions; these properties are given negative and positive algebraic signs and measured in coulombs.
3. An accumulation of electricity in a storage battery, capacitor, etc., which may be discharged.
4. The quantity of electricity that flows in electric currents or which accumulates on the surfaces of dissimilar nonmetallic substances that are rubbed together briskly.
An electron has a negative charge, and a proton has a positive charge.
2. The amount of electricity accumulated in a body by the gain or loss of electrons.3. An accumulation of electricity in a storage battery, capacitor, etc., which may be discharged.
4. The quantity of electricity that flows in electric currents or which accumulates on the surfaces of dissimilar nonmetallic substances that are rubbed together briskly.
A charge can be positive or negative and one positive charge can combine with one negative charge, and the result is a net charge of zero.
Two objects that have an excess of the same type of charge repel each other, while two objects with an excess of opposite charges attract each other.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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electron charge, elementary charge
1. The charge of a single electron or the fundamental unit of an electrical charge.
2. The electric charge carried by a single proton, or equivalently, the absolute value of an electric charge carried by a single electron.
2. The electric charge carried by a single proton, or equivalently, the absolute value of an electric charge carried by a single electron.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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electronic charge
The quantity of charge represented or possessed by one electron.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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electrostatic charge
1. An electric charge stored in a capacitor or on the surface of an insulated object.
2. The algebraic sum of all positive and negative electric charges present in a specific volume or surface element.
3. An electric charge which is in a state of equilibrium.
2. The algebraic sum of all positive and negative electric charges present in a specific volume or surface element.
3. An electric charge which is in a state of equilibrium.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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The property of a barrier material that facilitates or impedes the movement of electrostatic charges internally or on the surface.
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mobil-, mobi-
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electrostatic unit of charge
The quantity of electrical charge which repels an equal charge at a poiont in a vacuum at a distance of one centimeter with a force of one dyne.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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uni-, un-
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equalization charge
A process of overcharging a battery for a short time to mix the electrolyte solution.
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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equ-, equi-
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ionic charge
1. The total charge carried by an ion, equivalent to the amount of charge associated with the electrons that are removed from a neutral atom or molecule in order to create the ion.
2. The charge of an electron; the charge of any ion is equal to this electron charge in magnitude, or is an integral multiple of it.
2. The charge of an electron; the charge of any ion is equal to this electron charge in magnitude, or is an integral multiple of it.
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ion, ion- +
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In electronics, a tool in which a voltage moves electrical charges through a circuit: The peristaltic charge-coupled device is a high-speed charge-transfer circuit which functions in much the same way as the contractions and dilations, or expansions, that take place in the body's digestive tract which moves food through the stomach.
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-stalsis, -staltic (suffix)
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charge
The process of adding electrical energy to a battery.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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charge
A formal allegation filed against a defendant in which one or more crimes are presented.
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charge carrier
A free and mobile conduction electron or hole in a semiconductor.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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charge controller
A component of a photovoltaic system that controls the flow of current to and from the battery to protect it from over-charge and over-discharge.
The charge controller may also indicate the system operational status.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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charge factor
A number representing the time in hours during which a battery can be charged at a constant current without damage to the battery.
Usually expressed in relation to the total battery capacity; for example, C/5 indicates a charge factor of 5 hours. Related to charge rate.
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charge rate
The current applied to a cell or battery to restore its available capacity.
This rate is commonly normalized by a charge control device with respect to the rated capacity of the cell or battery.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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charge reduction bargaining, charge bargaining
A negotiation process between prosecutors and defense attorneys involving dismissal of one or more charges against defendants in exchange for a guilty plea to the remaining charges, or in which the prosecutor downgrades the charges in return for a plea of guilty.
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charge-coupled device, CCD
1. A means of converting the electromagnetic energy of photons of a particular wavelength into a digital video signal which can be displayed on a television screen.
2. A device for forming images electronically, using a layer of silicon that releases electrons when struck by incoming light.
2. A device for forming images electronically, using a layer of silicon that releases electrons when struck by incoming light.
The electrons are stored in pixels and read off into a computer at the end of the exposure. CCD's have now almost entirely replaced photographic film for applications: such as, astrophotography where extreme sensitivity to light is so important.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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charge-coupled device, charge-coupled devices, CCD
Since the mid-1970's, a new type of detector called the charge-coupled device has gained popularity in astronomy.
The CCD is an electronic detector that replaces photographic plates or film.
It converts light into a electric charge, which is used to form images on a computer screen.
The charge-coupled device was developed as a replacement for television camera tubes and is commonly used in today's camcorders.
Modern astronomical CCD's are much larger, with as many as 16 million separate detectors, or pixels.
Because they are far more sensitive to light, charge-coupled devices produce better pictures than traditional photographic methods and astronomers can see extremely faint galaxies in almost any part of the sky.
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Astronomy and related astronomical terms
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equalization charge
The process of mixing the electrolyte in batteries by periodically overcharging the batteries for a short time.
equalizing charge
A continuation of normal battery charging, at a voltage level slightly higher than the normal end-of-charge voltage, in order to provide cell equalization within a battery.
float charge
The voltage required to counteract the self-discharge of the battery at a certain temperature.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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state-of-charge; SOC
The available capacity remaining in the battery, expressed as a percentage of the rated capacity.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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trickle charge
A charge at a low rate, balancing through self-discharge losses, to maintain a cell or battery in a fully charged condition.
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Photovoltaic Conversion Efficiency Terms +
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