Definition

1. Noun:
   • An electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity: An electrostatic machine is a device that generates high-voltage, low-current electricity through the mechanical separation of electric charges, often using friction, induction, or influence.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The physics professor demonstrated the principles of static electricity using an electrostatic machine.
  • Early electrostatic machines, like the Wimshurst machine, were crucial for scientific experiments in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Advanced Usage

• "to operate an electrostatic machine": to use or run such a device.
  • It requires careful handling to operate an electrostatic machine safely due to the high voltage.

Variants and Related Words

• Electrostatic generator: A synonym for electrostatic machine.
  • The Van de Graaff generator is a type of electrostatic generator.
• Influence machine: A specific historical type of electrostatic machine that operates by electrostatic induction.
  • The Wimshurst machine is a well-known influence machine.

Synonyms

• Static electricity generator: A descriptive term for a device that generates static electricity.
• Electrostatic generator: A direct synonym.

Related Phrases

• Electrostatic discharge: The sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects, which devices like electrostatic machines can produce.
  • The spark from the electrostatic machine is a visible electrostatic discharge.

Noun

1. electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity