English Explanatory Dictionary

unit jar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small insulated Leyden jar, placed between an electrical machine and a larger jar or battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges, the amount of electricity passed into the larger jar.

Word forms

unit jar unit jars
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