noun
negative charge; negative electricity
Technical term in electricity and electronics; refers to the type of electric charge carried by electrons.
電子は陰電気を持っている。
Electrons carry a negative charge.
陰電気と陽電気は引き合う。
Negative and positive electricity attract each other.
Static electricity; a common phenomenon involving electric charge, but not specifically negative.
Compound of 陰 (いん, 'negative, yin') and 電気 (でんき, 'electricity'). The term follows the traditional yin-yang dichotomy applied to electrical polarity.