electrostatic belt generator
1Electrostatic generator — An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is a mechanical device that produces static electricity , or electricity at high voltage and low continuous current. The knowledge of static electricity dates back to the earliest… …
2Van de Graaff generator — A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic machine which uses a moving belt to accumulate very high electrostatically stable voltages on a hollow metal globe. The potential differences achieved in modern Van de Graaff generators can reach 5… …
3Electric generator — U.S. NRC image of a modern steam turbine generator In electricity generation, an electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. A generator forces electric charge (usually carried by electrons) to flow… …
4Van de Graaff generator — van də .graf n an apparatus for the production of electrical discharges at high voltage commonly consisting of an insulated hollow conducting sphere that accumulates in its interior the charge continuously conveyed from a source of direct current …
5Vande Graaff generator — Van de Graaff generator (vănʹ də grăf ) Clarinda/Academy Artworks n. An electrostatic generator in which an electric charge is either removed from or transferred to a large hollow spherical electrode by a rapidly moving belt, accelerating… …
6Van de Graaff generator — ☆ Van de Graaff generator [van′ di gräf΄ ] n. [after R. J. Van de Graaff (1901 67), U.S. physicist] an electrostatic generator using a movable insulating belt to produce potentials of millions of volts …
7van de Graaff generator — [ˌvan də grα:f] noun Physics an electrostatic generator having a vertical endless belt which transfers charge to a large insulated metal dome, where a high voltage is produced. Origin 1930s: named after the American physicist R. J. Van de Graaff …
8Van de Graaff generator — /væn də graf ˈdʒɛnəreɪtə/ (say van duh grahf jenuhraytuh) noun an electrostatic generator in which a high potential is developed in a metal conductor by accumulating the charge from a high speed belt; often used as a particle accelerator. {named… …
9Van de Graaff generator — n. Electr. a machine devised to generate electrostatic charge by means of a vertical endless belt collecting charge from a voltage source and transferring it to a large insulated metal dome, where a high voltage is produced. Etymology: R. J. van… …
10particle accelerator — accelerator (def. 7). [1945 50] * * * Device that accelerates a beam of fast moving, electrically charged atoms (ions) or subatomic particles. Accelerators are used to study the structure of atomic nuclei (see atom) and the nature of subatomic… …
