scarica elettrostatica

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Gibbo

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Italian
I'd like to know how to translate "carica elettrostatica" in English.
"Electrostatic light" or "Electrostatic discharge" could be right options?
Many thanks to help me.
 
    • Most likely it is "static charge" or "electrostatic charge" or just "charge",
    depending on context.

    Do you have a complete sentence?
     
    The complete sentence is: "il materiale utilizzato può dare origine a scariche elettrostatiche in atmosfera".
     
    In the context of your sentence, which sounds scientific/technical, I would say "electrostatic discharges".
     
    I would say "The material used can create static electricity in the atmosphere", I think "electrostatic discharges" is so scientific/technical I doubt I'd ever hear it in my entire life. I have heard it just now though, so, hmm, am I a hypocrite now? :p
     
    Hi Alex,

    I think Gibbo may himself have caused some confusion here. His thread title says "scarica", but the text of his starter post says "carica" (which Tim & you correctly identify as "static electricity" or "[electrostatic] charge".

    But when Gibbo later post's the whole sentence, he reverts to "scarica", which I think is discharge.
     
    baldpate said:
    Hi Alex,

    I think Gibbo may himself have caused some confusion here. His thread title says "scarica", but the text of his starter post says "carica" (which Tim & you correctly identify as "static electricity" or "[electrostatic] charge".

    But when Gibbo later post's the whole sentence, he reverts to "scarica", which I think is discharge.
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    Hehe, I didn't see "carico", I only saw "scarico" and I do know the differences but still came to the same conclusion, now I feel disappointed I didn't stick to the words, just got caught up in the context and changed what I thought I saw, or thought it should be. To my scientifically deprived mind I thought electricity could only be discharged into the atmosphere as static eletricity, well maybe in the context of using a "material" anyway.
    On reflection, maybe it was Tim's post that just made me assume it was static electricity instead of a discharge.
     
    Dear All, unfortunately I missed the initial "s" in text, even if in the subject I wrote correctly "scarica".
    By the way, "scarica" is what I was looking for and I think that "electrostatic discharge" could be good. Actually it is for a scientific report.
    Many thanks for all the answers.
     
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