Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wimshurst machine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wimshurst -ma-chine
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electrostatic generator with two large contra-rotating discs mounted in a vertical plane, two crossed bars with metallic brushes, and a spark gap formed by two metal spheres.

Etymology

Developed between 1880 and 1883 by British inventor James Wimshurst (1832–1903).

Inflected Forms

Wimshurst machines (plural)

Synonyms

electrostatic generator electrostatic machine van de graaff generator

Questions

What does wimshurst machine mean?: An electrostatic generator with two large contra-rotating discs mounted in a vertical plane, two crossed bars with metallic brushes, and a spark gap formed by two metal spheres.
Where does wimshurst machine come from?: Developed between 1880 and 1883 by British inventor James Wimshurst (1832–1903).

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