ELECTROPHORUS

Electrophorus, genus Electrophorus

(noun) type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels

electrophorus

(noun) a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

electrophorus (plural electrophoruses or electrophori)

(dated, physics) An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity.

Source: Wiktionary


E*lec`troph"o*rus, n.; pl. Electrophori. Etym: [NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. (Physics)

Definition: An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, shelllac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of metal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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