English Explanatory Dictionary

Faraday cup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A conductive metal cup designed to catch charged particles in vacuum.

Word forms

Faraday cup Faraday cups

Etymology

Named after English scientist Michael Faraday (1791–1867), who first theorized ions around 1830.

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