释义 |
wims·hurst machine \ˈwimzˌhərst-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized W Etymology: after James Wimshurst died 1903 English engineer : an electric machine of the induction type having two closely parallel glass plates revolving in opposite directions and bearing a set of metal carriers corresponding pairs of which on the two plates act momentarily as small electrophorus elements and usually being provided with Leyden jars for storing the accumulated charges |