microcharge

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ charge

Noun

microcharge (plural microcharges)

1. A very small charge (in various senses).
   • 1992, Alexander A. Kaufman, Geophysical Field Theory and Method, page 252:

     Perhaps it is proper here to notice that the motion of each microcharge is determined by the magnitude and direction of electric field in the vicinity of the point where this charge is located […]

   • 2009 August 30, David Kocieniewski, “What’s Next, a Breathing Surcharge?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The purpose of the many microcharges is to help avoid, or at least limit, broader tax increases.