erekiteru

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noun

A type of static generator invented in Japan in the 1700s.

OriginJapanese エレキテル ← Dutch elektriciteit →
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Meanings

nounerekiteru (plural erekiteru)
  1. A type of static generator invented in Japan in the 1700s.

Origin

  1. Dutchelektriciteit“electricity”
  2. Japaneseエレキテル
  3. Englisherekiteru

From Japanese エレキテル, itself from Dutch elektriciteit (“electricity”).

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APA

erekiteru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erekiteru

MLA

“erekiteru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erekiteru. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erekiteru,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erekiteru.

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