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| van de Graaff gen·er·a·tor [ ván də graf jènnə raytər ] (plural van de Graaff gen·er·a·tors) |
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electrostatic machine for generating high voltages: an electrostatic machine that produces electrical discharges at extremely high voltages, used in particle accelerators and for testing electrical insulators. The electric charge from a source of direct current accumulates on a high-speed belt inside an insulated metal sphere filled with FreonTM or nitrogen gas under high pressure.
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| [After R. J. van de Graaff (1901-1967), U.S. physicist] |
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