Electrophorus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Electrophorus \E*lec`troph"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Electrophori}. [NL.,
     fr. combining form electro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Physics)
     An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the
     charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake
     of resin, shellac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate
     of metal.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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: {genus Electrophorus}]