VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR

Meaning of VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR in English

[Van de Graaff generator] n [Robert J. Van de Graaff d. 1967 Am. physicist] (1937): an apparatus for the production of electrical discharges at high voltage commonly consisting of an insulated hollow conducting sphere that accumulates in its interior the charge continuously conveyed from a source of direct current by an endless belt of flexible nonconducting material

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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — noun Etymology: Robert J. Van de Graaff died 1967 American physicist Date: 1937 an apparatus for the production of electrical …
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — ˈvandəˌgraf- noun Usage: usually capitalized V & 1st G Etymology: after Robert J. Van de Graaff died 1967 American physicist …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — /van" deuh graf'/ , Physics, Elect. a device for producing high-voltage static electricity. Also called electrostatic generator . [ 1935-40; …
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — n. electrostatic generator, device which produces electrical discharges at high voltage
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — noun Etymology: Robert J. Van de Graaff died 1967 American physicist Date: 1937 : an apparatus for the production of …
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — [ ˌvan də'grα:f ] ■ noun Physics an electrostatic generator having a vertical endless belt which transfers charge to a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — n. Electr. a machine devised to generate electrostatic charge by means of a vertical endless belt collecting charge from a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — n. Electr. a machine devised to generate electrostatic charge by means of a vertical endless belt collecting charge from a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — n. Electr. a machine devised to generate electrostatic charge by means of a vertical endless belt collecting charge from a …
Oxford English vocab
VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — Pronunciation: ' van-d ə - ˌ graf- Function: noun Etymology: Robert J. Van de Graaff † 1967 American physicist Date: …
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — (электростатический) генератор Ван-де-Граафа
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — (электростатический) генератор Ван-де-Граафа
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — Генератор Ван де Граафа
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — (электростатический) генератор Ван-де-Граафа
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — (электростатический) генератор Ван-де-Граафа
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — (электростатический) генератор Ван-де-Граафа
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR — (электростатический) генератор Ван-де-Граафа
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VAN
Английский словарь Британика
VAN — Airport Name : Ferit Melen Airport Airport Location : Van, Turkey IATA Code : VAN ICAO Code : LTCI
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VAN — adj vain (1. futile; 2. worthless; 3. conceited); in van in vain [van] pr pl of vader 1. go; 2. …
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GENERATOR — n [Mech., Elec.] generator; attrib. generating, generative
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DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
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GENERATOR — Machine that converts mechanical energy to electricity for transmission and distribution over power lines to domestic, commercial, and industrial customers. …
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DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
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VAN — I. ˈvan, ˈvaa(ə)n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vannus — more at winnow …
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GENERATOR — I. ˈjenəˌrād.ə(r), -ātə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from generatus + -or 1. : one that generates, causes, or …
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DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
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DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
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DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VAN — van 1 /van/ , n. 1. the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading …
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GENERATOR — /jen"euh ray'teuhr/ , n. 1. a machine that converts one form of energy into another, esp. mechanical energy into electrical …
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DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
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DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
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DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
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GRAAFF — n. family name; Robert Jemison Van de Graaff (1901-1967), American physicist who invented the Van de Graaff generator
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DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
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VAN — noun a shovel used in cleansing ore. 2. van ·noun a wing with which the air is beaten. 3. van …
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GENERATOR — noun one who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces. 2. generator ·add. ·noun any machine that transforms mechanical …
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DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
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VAN — [van] n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L vannus--more at winnow] (14c) 1 dial Eng: a winnowing device (as a fan) …
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DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
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DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
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VAN — city, eastern Turkey. It lies on the eastern shore of Lake Van at an altitude of about 5,750 feet (1,750 …
Britannica English vocabulary
VAN — van, Van BrE AmE væn ▷ vans vænz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GENERATOR — generator BrE AmE ˈdʒen ə reɪt ə AmE \ -reɪt̬ ə r ▷ generator|s z
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DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
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DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
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DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
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VAN — / væn; NAmE / noun 1. a covered vehicle with no side windows in its back half, usually smaller than …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENERATOR — / ˈdʒenəreɪtə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a machine for producing electricity : The factory's emergency generators were used during the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VAN — van S2 W3 /væn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: caravan ] 1 . a vehicle used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GENERATOR — gen ‧ e ‧ ra ‧ tor /ˈdʒenəreɪtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ …
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DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
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DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
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DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VAN — 1. n.1 a covered vehicle for conveying goods etc. 2 Brit. a railway carriage for luggage or for the use …
Oxford English vocab
VAN — ( vans) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A van is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENERATOR — ( generators) 1. A generator is a machine which produces electricity. N-COUNT 2. A generator of something is a person, …
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DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
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DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
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VAN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES getaway car/vehicle/van (= a car etc used by criminals to escape after a crime ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GENERATOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE electrical ▪ The electrical generator is about 98% efficient. large ▪ Some power companies …
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VAN — (FRONT) [noun] [U] - in the van at the front; in the most advanced positionThe United States is in the …
Cambridge English vocab
GENERATOR — [noun] [C]A generator is a machine which produces something, esp. electricity.
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