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Van de graaff generator

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Noun
  1. 1
    A device in which an electric charge is built up on a large spherical electrode by means of a rapidly moving belt.
  2. 2
    electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity wordnet

Etymology

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

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