ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does electrostatic generator mean? • ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR (noun)
The noun ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR has 1 sense:
1. electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity
Familiarity information: ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ELECTROSTATIC GENERATOR (noun)
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 ("electrostatic 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 "electrostatic generator"):
electrophorus (a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity)
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