单词 | thunder-house |
释义 | > as lemmasthunder-house thunder-house n. a small model of a house with electric conductors through which a discharge may be passed to illustrate the destructive effects of a thunderstroke. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > conduction to earth > [noun] > lightning conductor > demonstration of thunder-house1773 1773 Henley in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 64 135 The apparatus known, to electricians, by the name of the thunder-house. 1887 Gumming Electr. treated Experimentally 147 An instructive experiment is that known as the Thunder House. < as lemmas |
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