electrostatic unit

Definition of Electrostatic Unit in English :

1. electrostatic unit

any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Electrostatic Unit

noun

any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the electric constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number

. Abbreviation: ESU, e.s.u. Compare electromagnetic unit

n.

Any of various units of electricity or magnetism in the centimeter-gram-second system based on the forces of interaction between electric charges.