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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Van de Graaff generator mean?
• VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR (noun)
The noun VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR has 1 sense:
1. electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity
Familiarity information: VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
electrostatic generator; electrostatic machine; Van de Graaff generator; Wimshurst machine
Hypernyms ("Van de Graaff generator" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Van de Graaff generator"):
electrophorus (a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity)
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