Meanings
plural Faraday cages
- Any conductive surrounding, idealized or practical, used to interrupt the transmission of electromagnetic energy or electrostatic discharge across it.
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2024 February 5, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “Meet Me in the Eternal City”, in The Atlantic, →ISSNSynonyms: Faraday shield
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny conductive surrounding, idealized or practical, used to interrupt the transmission of electromagnetic energy or electrostatic discharge across it.
Origin
Named after Michael Faraday.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 法拉第籠 /法拉第笼
- 法拉第籠 /法拉第笼 (fǎlādìlóng)conductive surrounding
Estonian Faraday puur
- Faraday puurconductive surrounding
Finnish Faradayn häkki
- Faradayn häkkiconductive surrounding
German Faradayscher Käfig
- Faradayscher Käfigconductive surrounding
Portuguese gaiola de Faraday
- gaiola de Faradayconductive surrounding
Russian кле́тка Фараде́я
- кле́тка Фараде́я (klétka Faradéja)conductive surrounding
Spanish jaula de Faraday
- jaula de Faradayconductive surrounding
Cite this entry
Faraday cage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faraday%20cage
“Faraday cage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faraday%20cage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Faraday cage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Faraday%20cage.
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