old term for negative electricity
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Meanings
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negative electricity; negative charge (historical term)
archaicHistorical scientific terminology used in early physics texts, now replaced by 负电. Contrasts with 阳电 (positive electricity).
Zài在
zǎo早
qī期
de的
wù物
lǐ理
jiào教
kē科
shū书
zhōng中
，
yīn阴
diàn电
hé和
yáng阳
diàn电
shì是
cháng常
yòng用
de的
shù术
yǔ语
。
In early physics textbooks, negative and positive electricity were common terms.
Bō玻
li璃
bàng棒
yǔ与
sī丝
chóu绸
mó摩
cā擦
hòu后
suǒ所
dài带
de的
diàn电
hé荷
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
yīn阴
diàn电
。
The electric charge carried by a glass rod after rubbing it with silk was called negative electricity.
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Yīn阴
diàn电
yǔ与
yáng阳
diàn电
xiāng相
hù互
xī吸
yǐn引
，
tóng同
zhǒng种
diàn电
hé荷
zé则
xiāng相
hù互
pái排
chì斥
。
Negative and positive electricity attract each other, while like charges repel one another.