Relating to or detected by an electroscope; capable of being observed or measured using electrical charge detection.
From electroscope + -ic (adjectival suffix). Developed as scientific terminology in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Electroscopic detection was revolutionary because it let scientists study electricity as a real physical phenomenon, not just a curiosity—they could measure, compare, and theorize about electrical forces.
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