Electric eels

• Type genus of the family Electrophoridae
• A simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels [syn: genus Electrophorus ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
An electrophorus is a simple manual capacitive generator used to produce electrostatic charge via the process of electrostatic induction . A first version of it was invented in 1762 by Swedish professor Johan Carl Wilcke ,For information about Wilcke's ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context dated physics English) Any early apparatus, consisting of a rubber disk and a metal plate, for generating static electricity

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Electrophorus \E*lec`troph"o*rus\, n.; pl. Electrophori . [NL., fr. combining form electro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Physics) An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake of resin, ...