| Title | electrophorus |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary elec·troph·o·rus 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 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged elec·troph·o·rus I. \ə̇ˌlekˈträf(ə)rəs, ēˌl- sometimes ˌēˌl- or (ˌ)eˌl-\ noun (plural electropho·ri \-fəˌrī, -ˌrē\) Etymology: New Latin, from electr- + -phorus (from Greek -phoros -phore) : an instrument for the production of electric charges by induction consisting of a disk (as of resin, shellac, or ebonite) that is negatively electrified by friction and a metal plate that becomes charged by induction when placed upon the disk, the repelled negative charge being conducted away by momentary contact (as of the operator's finger) after which the plate with its remaining positive charge is removed by its insulating handle II. noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from electr- + -phorus : a genus of cyprinoid fishes comprising the electric eel and being included in the family Gymnotidae or sometimes made the type of a separate family |
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