ELECTROPHORUS Meaning of ELECTROPHORUS in English [ ˌɪlɛk'trɒf(ə)rəs , ɛl- ]■ noun Physics a device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.OriginC18: from electro- + Gk -phoros 'bearing'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004