electric charge

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === electric charge (countable and uncountable, plural electric charges) Any of several quantities related to electricity. Alternative forms: Q, q (symbols) (physics) The static electric energy of a charged body. (physics) The quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs. (physics) A quantum number of some subatomic particles which determines their electromagnetic interactions; by convention the electron has an electric charge of −1, the proton +1 and quarks have fractional charge. ==== Translations ====