| 单词 | fulminating pane |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfulminating pane fulminating pane n. now historical a pane of glass partly coated on both sides with tinfoil so as to form a capacitor, used as an entertainment.The lower side of the pane is earthed; the upper side is given an electric charge. If a person attempts to pick up a coin placed on the upper side, he or she receives a small shock which contracts the fingers and prevents the attempt. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > discharge of electricity > [noun] > apparatus for discharging discharger?1765 fulminating pane1856 1856 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Electr., Magnetism, & Acoustics vii. 40 The fulminating pane was one of the final and most simple forms given to the condenser. 1894 S. R. Bottone Electr. Instr. Making (ed. 6) 75 Fulminating Panes, or ‘Franklin's plates’ as they are also called, are easily made. 1993 A. Q. Morton & J. A. Wess Public & Private Sci. 618 This type of fulminating pane was popular for a long period between the late eighteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. < as lemmas |
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