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Van de Graaff generator definition

☆ Van· de Graaff· generator (van′ di gräf′)

an electrostatic generator using a movable insulating belt to produce potentials of millions of volts

Etymology: after R. J. Van de Graaff (1901-67), U.S. physicist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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