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electrostatic generator

noun

, Physics, Electricity.


electrostatic generator

noun

  1. any device for producing a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity


electrostatic generator

  1. Any of various devices, including the electrophorus, the Wimshurst machine, and especially the Van de Graaff generator, that generate or store high voltages by accumulating static electric charge.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of electrostatic generator1

First recorded in 1930–35

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