单词 | exploring conductor |
释义 | > as lemmasexploring conductor exploring conductor n. now rare a length of conductive wire or metal used to test for or experiment with electromagnetic radiation or fields; (in early use) spec. an apparatus designed to draw electrostatic charge from the atmosphere for this purpose; cf. exploring wire n.In quot. 1912: = resonator n. 3. ΚΠ 1842 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 646/1 Exploring Conductors. One of the simplest instruments for collecting atmospherical electricity is the hand-exploring rod. 1867 H. M. Noad Student's Text-bk. Electr. i. v. 71 The Exploring Conductor at Kew Observatory.—This is a conical tube of thin copper raised 16 feet above the dome of the building, carrying at the top a small lantern or collecting lamp, provided with a little cowl. 1912 Gen. Electric Rev. Jan. 7/2 Such very high frequency waves can still be observed and measured..by bringing a conductor near them: the electric wave, impinging on this exploring conductor (‘resonator’ or ‘receiving antenna’) then induces a current in it. 1967 D. K. Gehmlich & S. B. Hammond Electromechanical Syst. v. 133 A small exploring conductor having a length dl is placed a distance r from conductor 1. < as lemmas |
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