In a manner relating to or involving stationary electrical charges and the forces they create.
From electrostatical + -ly (adverbial suffix). Developed as scientific terminology describing how electrostatic forces operate.
When scientists say something happens 'electrostatically,' they mean electrical charges are pushing or pulling on things without anything touching—it's invisible force at a distance, which still amazes physicists.
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