Electrophorus

Word ELECTROPHORUS
Character 13
Hyphenation e lec troph o rus
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Electrophorus"

What do we mean by electrophorus?

An apparatus for generating static electricity, consisting of a hard rubber disk that is given a negative charge by friction and a metal plate that is given a net positive charge by induction when in contact with the disk. noun

Pl. electrophori (-rī). An instrument for obtaining statical electricity by means of induction. noun

capitalized The typical genus of Electrophoridæ. There is but one species, the electric eel, E. electricus. Gill, 1864. See cut under eel. noun

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. noun

Any early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity noun

A simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity noun

Type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels noun

An early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity.

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The word "electrophorus" in example sentences

March 10, 2006, 2: 16 am free credit check says: free credit check electrophorus: underloaded, electrophoresis alternated yellower ❋ Unknown (2004)

Italian scientist Alexander Volta in 1775 gave the electrophorus the form which it retains to the present day. ❋ Various (N/A)

This Volta electrophorus, and these three blackboards, will serve for the purpose. ❋ Various (N/A)

I first excite the electrophorus in the usual manner, and you see that it then influences a charge in its top plate; the charge in the resinous compound is known as negative, while the charge induced in its top plate is known as positive. ❋ Various (N/A)

Of late years the principle of induction, which is the secret of the Leyden jar and electrophorus, has been applied in constructing ❋ John Munro (1889)

These tiny sparks from the electrophorus, or the bigger discharges of an electrical machine, can be stored in a simple apparatus called a Leyden jar, which was discovered by accident. ❋ John Munro (1889)

When the charged plate or conductor of the electrophorus touches the knob the inner foil takes a positive charge, which induces a negative charge in the outer foil through the glass. ❋ John Munro (1889)

My Thursday was drawing to a close; I had to return to Avignon, to resume my lessons on the electrophorus and the ❋ Jean-Henri Fabre (1869)

By vicinity; Volta's electrophorus and Bennet's doubler. ❋ Unknown (1803)

By vicinity; Volta's electrophorus and Rennet's doubler. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)

texas hold em forkids cultivable blended:supplied Pravda.electrophorus edited ❋ Unknown (2004)

Thread found here www. energeticforum.com Found missing info from Tesla Radiant Energy Patent Refer to the article by jj thomson "on the discharge of electricity produced by the rontgen rays, and the effects produced by these rays on dielectrics through which they pass" at the royalsocietypublishing. org I believe that Tesla was charging his insulated plate in patent 685957 using an electrophorus (negative static charge) static prior to connecting to the rest of the circuit. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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