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NEGATIVE CHARGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("negative charge" is a kind of...):
charge; electric charge (the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons)
Antonym:
positive charge (having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential)