Electrostatics

noun

1. The physics of electrostatic phenomena.
2. The science which treats of the phenomena of statical electricity (see electricity), as the mutual attractions or repulsions of electrified bodies, the measurement and distribution of charges of electricity, etc.
3. That branch of science which treats of statical electricity or electric force in a state of rest.
4. the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object
5. the branch of physics that deals with static electricity