{Franklinic electricity}, electricity produced by friction; called also {static electricity}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Franklinic electricity — Franklinic Frank*lin ic, a. Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin. [1913 Webster] {Franklinic electricity}, electricity produced by friction; called also {static electricity}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
franklinic — Denoting static or frictional electricity. [B. Franklin] … Medical dictionary
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static electricity — Franklinic Frank*lin ic, a. Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin. [1913 Webster] {Franklinic electricity}, electricity produced by friction; called also {static electricity}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Franklin — Benjamin, U.S. physicist and statesman, 1706–1790. See franklinic, F. spectacles. Edward C., U.S. physician and immunologist, *1928. See F. disease … Medical dictionary
