Van de Graaff

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Van de Graaff (plural Van de Graaffs)

  1. (physics) Ellipsis of Van de Graaff generator.
    • 2020 March 17, Jennifer Johnson, “Shout Out: Danielle Lesinski, National Merit Scholarship finalist from Maine South”, in Chicago Tribune‎[1]:
      One time we tried to make a Van de Graaff, which is something you touch that makes your hair static. It was pretty entertaining because we couldn’t do it!
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