n. Electr. a machine devised to generate electrostatic charge by means of a vertical endless belt collecting charge from a voltage source and transferring it to a large insulated metal dome, where a high voltage is produced. [R. J. van de Graaff, US physicist d. 1967]
VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR
Meaning of VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012