an earthed conducting cage or container used to protect electrical equipment against electric fields
Word origin
C20: named after Michael Faraday
Faraday cage in American English
noun
Physics
an enclosure constructed of grounded wire mesh or parallel wires that shields sensitive electrical instruments from electrostatic interference
Also called: Faraday shield
Word origin
[1915–20; named after M. faraday]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: collage, conditioning, costar, feedback, stockpile