Van de Graaff

English

Noun

Van de Graaff (plural Van de Graaffs)

1. (physics) Ellipsis of Van de Graaff generator.
   • 2020 March 17, Jennifer Johnson, “Shout Out: Danielle Lesinski, National Merit Scholarship finalist from Maine South”, in Chicago Tribune‎^[1]:

     One time we tried to make a Van de Graaff, which is something you touch that makes your hair static. It was pretty entertaining because we couldn’t do it!