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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. An electrostatic generator having oppositely rotating mica or glass disks with metal carriers on which charges are produced by induction, used chiefly as a demonstration apparatus.

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  1. n. electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity

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  1. After James Wimshurst (1832-1903), British engineer. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. electrical device

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  1. electrophorus

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  1. electrostatic generator

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