Meaning Of The Word Van de Graaff generator

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Van de Graaff generator in British English
a device for producing high-voltage static electricity
an electrostatic generator using a movable insulating belt to produce potentials of millions of volts
noun: a device for producing high electrostatic potentials (up to 15 million volts), consisting of a hollow metal sphere on which a charge is accumulated from a continuous moving belt of insulating material: used in particle accelerators

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