English Explanatory Dictionary

proof charge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A charge of powder and ball, greater than the service charge, fired in an arm, as a gun or cannon, to test its strength.
  2. A small charge used to test or measure the electric field created by other charges.

Word forms

proof charge proof charges
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