Wimshurst machines

A form of Wimshurst machine — An electrostatic generator with two large contra-rotating discs mounted in a vertical plane, two crossed bars with metallic brushes, and a spark gap formed by two metal spheres.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Wimshurst machine
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