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E*lec`troph"o*rus (?), n.; pl. Electrophori (#). [NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. to bear.] (Physics) An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, shelllac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of metal.


The noun has 2 senses

1. Electrophorus, genus_Electrophorus -- type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels
2. electrophorus -- a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity

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