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Wimshurst machine (iou)



Wimshurst machine noun phr. L19.
[James Wimshurst (1832-1903), English engineer.]
Physics. A hand-operated electrostatic generator consisting of two or more counterrotating insulating discs, each with a peripheral ring of metal sectors which connect successively with a stationary pair of brushes, become inductively charged, and transfer a high voltage to a pair of electrodes.