| Definition of 'negative electricity' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. negative electricity
The kind of electricity with which a piece of amber is charged by friction with flannel; resinous electricity. (See Electrostatic Series.)
In a galvanic battery the surface of the zinc plate is charged with negative electricity.
According to the single fluid theory negative electrification consists in a deficiency of electricity.
[Transcriber's note: Negative electrification is an excess of electrons.]
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