ELECTROPHORUS


Meaning of ELECTROPHORUS in English

[ ˌɪlɛk'trɒf(ə)rəs , ɛl- ]

■ noun Physics a device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.

Origin

C18: from electro- + Gk -phoros 'bearing'.

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