unit jars

A form of unit jar — A small insulated Leyden jar, placed between an electrical machine and a larger jar or battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges, the amount of electricity passed into the larger jar.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of unit jar
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