ELECTROPHORUS


Meaning of ELECTROPHORUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˌlek-ˈträ-fə-rəs ]

noun

( plural elec·troph·o·ri -ˌrī, -ˌrē)

Etymology: New Latin, from electr- + -phorus -phore

Date: 1778

: a device for producing electric charges consisting of a disk that is negatively electrified by friction and a metal plate that becomes charged by induction when placed on the disk

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