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Definitions: Electrophorus |
ElectrophorusNoun1. A simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity. 2. Type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Electrophorus \E*lec`troph"o*rus\, noun; plural Electrophori. [New Latin expression, from combining form electro- Greek expression to bear.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Computing | An early form of simple electrostatic charge generator. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The electrophorus consists of a dielectric plate on a metal surface and a metal plate with an insulating handle. First, the dielectric plate is triboelectrically charged, that is, by friction. Then, the metal plate is placed onto the dielectric plate. The metal plate charges by induction - the side facing the charged dielectric plate charges opposite to the charge of plate, while the side facing away from the dielectric charge attains the same sign of charge as the dielectric plate, thus making the metal plate electrically neutral as a whole. Then, the side facing away from the dielectric plate is momentarily grounded. Finally, the metal plate, now consisting only one sign of charge, is lifted.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Electrophorus."
Synonym: ElectrophorusSynonym: genus Electrophorus (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Electrophorus |
| English words defined with "electrophorus": Electrophori, Electrophorus electric ♦ genus Electrophorus. (references) |
Expressions using "electrophorus": Electrophorus electric ♦ genus Electrophorus. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
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electrophorus | 4 |
electricus electrophorus | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "electrophorus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | elektrofor. (various references) | |
Dutch | elektrofoor. (various references) | |
Finnish | elektrofori. (various references) | |
French | électrophore. (various references) | |
German | Elektrophor. (various references) | |
Greek | Ηλεκτροφόρος. (various references) | |
Italian | elettroforo. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | electrophorusay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | electróforo. (various references) | |
Spanish | electróforo. (various references) | |
Swedish | elektrofor. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | b n khởi điện (electrophore). (various references) | |
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"Electrophorus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: electrofibres. (additional references) | |
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| Words rhyming with "electrophorus" (pronounced 'E*lec`troph"o*rus'): Acarus, Arcturus, Birrus, Bosporus, brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, Carus, Ceratosaurus, Cerberus, Churrus, Citrus, Coenurus, Corchorus, Crus, Cryophorus, Cyperus, Cyprus, Elasmosaurus, Eosaurus, Eurus, Eurypterus, gyrus, hadrosaurus, Homarus, humerus, Hydrus, ichthyosaurus, icterus, Jeterus, Labrus, Laurus, Malapterurus, Morosaurus, Morus, Mosasaurus, OEstrus, Paleosaurus, Palinurus, Papyrus, Pelorus, Pentamerus, Phoenicopterus, Pleiosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Pliosaurus, Polyporus, Polypterus, Proterosaurus, Protopterus, Pylorus, Pyrophorus, Pyrus, Scarus, Sciurus, Semichorus, Silurus, Strato-cirrus, Susurrus, Tartarus, Teleosaurus, thesaurus, torus, Trichiurus, Tylarus, urus, uterus, Varus, Virus, Walrus, Zephyrus. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-h-l-o-o-p-r-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: urethroscope. | |
-2 letters: colporteurs, porterhouse, preschooler, reupholster, upholsterer. | |
-3 letters: colporteur, persecutor, poulterers, prosecutor, retouchers. | |
-4 letters: chortlers, colourers, lecherous, lecturers, opercules, outechoes, poechores, portholes, poulterer, preschool, prosector, prosecute, receptors, reclothes, recouples, resoluter, retoucher, retouches, sepulcher, sepulchre, supercool, superhero, torcheres, upholster, uprooters. | |
-5 letters: cheroots, chlorous, chortler, chortles, closeout, clotures, clouters, coherers, colorers, colourer, corrupts, corselet, corulers, coulters, couplers, couplets, courters, creosote, cruelest, cupelers, eelpouts, electors, electros, erectors, euphroes, heelpost, hercules, hoopster, hosteler, housetop, lecturer, lectures, lurchers, ocherous, ochreous, octuples, oosphere, opercule, outcrops, outscore, outsleep, perchers, pesthole, poechore, porthole, posthole, posturer, potholes, pothouse, poulters, precools, precures, prelects, prescore, proctors, procures, proteose, receptor, rechoose, reclothe, recolors, recouple, recourse, repulser, reroutes, reschool, resculpt, resolute, resource, resprout, scouther, sculptor, secretor, selcouth, selector, sheepcot, sloucher, spherule, superhot, telphers, torchere, touchers, trochees, troopers, troupers, uprooter. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6C 65 63 74 72 6F 70 68 6F 72 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). .-.. . -.-. - .-. --- .--. .... --- .-. ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101100 01100101 01100011 01110100 01110010 01101111 01110000 01101000 01101111 01110010 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E l e c t r o p h o r u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006C 0065 0063 0074 0072 006F 0070 0068 006F 0072 0075 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39787169868481827481848785 |
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