[ 'wɪmzhə:st ]
■ noun a device for generating an electric charge by turning glass discs in opposite directions.
Origin
C19: named after the English engineer James Wimshurst .
[ 'wɪmzhə:st ]
■ noun a device for generating an electric charge by turning glass discs in opposite directions.
Origin
C19: named after the English engineer James Wimshurst .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004