Van de Graaff generator

noun

Etymology

Invented by Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901–1967), American physicist.

Definitions

  1. A device in which an electric charge is built up on a large spherical electrode by means…

    A device in which an electric charge is built up on a large spherical electrode by means of a rapidly moving belt.

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