electrophorus has definitions from the fields of biology,zoology,physics,electricity
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity

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(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)

Thus , 1745 corresponded to the invention of the `` Leiden '' jar by Kleist , 1764 that of the electrophorus by Wilcke , 1782 produced the condenser of Volta , and 1801 the voltaic_pile .

Related terms

electrostatic_generator

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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels
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