electrostatic generator

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noun Physics, Electricity.

Van de Graaff generator.

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Origin of electrostatic generator

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby electrostatic generator

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He applied voltage till his generator groaned, and watched in awe as meters climbed and climbed without any sign of stopping.
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The generator hummed, the needles of the dials climbed, flickered, and steadied.
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The generator was completed and installed on the nineteenth night.
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The summer sun was hot the day the generator hummed into life.
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British Dictionary definitions for electrostatic generator

electrostatic generator

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for electrostatic generator

electrostatic generator

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.