electrophorus

electrophorus
noun (plural electrophori) Etymology: New Latin, from electr- + -phorus -phore Date: 1778 a device for producing electric charges consisting of a disk that is negatively electrified by friction and a metal plate that becomes charged by induction when placed on the disk

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