Associations to the word «Electrophorus»
Wiktionary
ELECTROPHORUS, noun. (dated) (physics) Any early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity
ELECTROPHORUS ELECTRICUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Gymnotidae — the electric eel.
Dictionary definition
ELECTROPHORUS, noun. A simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity.
ELECTROPHORUS, noun. Type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels.
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