Thesaurus: electrophorus

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1. n. 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.
2. n. a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity
3. 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.
4. An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating thecharge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin,shelllac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of metal.
5. n. a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity n. type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels