Van de Graaff generator
Van de Graaff generator
noun \ˈvan-də-ˌgraf-\Definition of VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR
: an apparatus for the production of electrical discharges at high voltage commonly consisting of an insulated hollow conducting sphere that accumulates in its interior the charge continuously conveyed from a source of direct current by an endless belt of flexible nonconducting material
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Robert J. Van de Graaff †1967 American physicist
First Known Use: 1937
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