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    VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricityplay

    Synonyms:

    electrostatic generator; electrostatic machine; Van de Graaff generator; Wimshurst machine

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("Van de Graaff generator" is a kind of...):

    electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Van de Graaff generator"):

    electrophorus (a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity)

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