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, shellac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate
of metal.
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