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electrophorus|iːlɛk-, ɛlɛkˈtrɒfərəs|
[mod.Lat. f. electro- + Gr. -ϕόρος that bears or produces. Cf. It. elettroforo, Fr. électrophore, and electrophore]
A simple instrument, invented by Volta, for generating statical electricity by induction.
1778Ingenhousz On Electrophorus in Phil. Trans. LXVIII. 1027 To explain how far the electrophorus perpetuus may be accounted for on the..theory of Dr. Franklin. 1782tr. Volta ibid. LXII. App. vii, My electrophorus..is a machine well known to electricians. 1880Gentl. Mag. Dec. 751 A cat's skin..is an admirable rubber for an electrophorus. |