wimshurst machine

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Noun Phrase

Wims=hurst ma=chine

WORDNET DICTIONARY

wimshurst machine(n = noun.artifact) electrostatic generator, electrostatic machine, van de graaff generator - electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity; Array

is a kind of electrical device

has particulars: electrophorus

wimshurst machine, n. a device for generating an electric charge by turning glass discs in opposite directions.

Etymology

J. Wimshurst, Engl. engineer d. 1903

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