van de Graaff generator
/ˈvændəgrɑːf/noun
- Physics 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【物理】范德格拉夫起电机。
词源
mid 20th cent.: named after Robert Jemison Van de Graaf (1901- 67), American physicist.