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electrophorus |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Electrophorus \E*lec`troph"o*rus\, n.; pl {Electrophori}. [NL., fr combining form electro- + Gr ? to bear.] (Physics) An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, shelllac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of metal. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: electrophorus n 1: a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity 2: type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels [syn: {Electrophorus}, {genus Electrophorus}]
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