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Wimshurst machine

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Etymology

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

Noun

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Wimshurst machine (plural Wimshurst machines)

  1. 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.
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