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electroscope
[ ih-lek-truh-skohp ]
noun
- a device for detecting the presence and determining the sign of electric charges by means of electrostatic attraction and repulsion, often between two pieces of gold leaf enclosed in a glass-walled chamber.
electroscope
/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌskəʊp; ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈskɒpɪk /
noun
- an apparatus for detecting an electric charge, typically consisting of a rod holding two gold foils that separate when a charge is applied
Derived Forms
- electroscopic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··ٰ·DZ· [ih-lek-tr, uh, -, skop, -ik], adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of electroscope1
Example Sentences
This principle is used in making an electroscope, which is a scientific instrument that detects electrical charges.
On Its Centenary, Celebrating a Ride That Advanced Physics BAD SAAROW-PIESKOW, Germany — Precisely where Victor Hess, his electroscopes and his hot-air balloon touched down is a mystery.
As electroscopes used to be constructed, these walls were made of glass imperfectly covered, if at all, by conducting material, and the electroscope was quite indefinite and uncertain in its action.
The gold leaf electroscope can be further used to indicate the kind of electricity on an excited body.
In its simplest form the electrometer is called the "electroscope."
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