electroscope

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌskəʊp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i lek′trə skōp′)


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e•lec•tro•scope  (i lek′trə skōp′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Electricitya device for detecting the presence and determining the sign of electric charges by means of electrostatic attraction and repulsion, often between two pieces of gold leaf enclosed in a glass-walled chamber.
  • 1815–25; electro- + -scope
e•lec•tro•scop•ic  (i lek′trə skop′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
electroscope / ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌskəʊp/
  1. an apparatus for detecting an electric charge, typically consisting of a rod holding two gold foils that separate when a charge is applied
electroscopic / ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈskɒpɪk/
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