"Faraday cup" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Faraday cups [plural]
Etymology: Named after English scientist Michael Faraday (1791–1867), who first theorized ions around 1830. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Faraday cup (plural Faraday cups)
  1. A conductive metal cup designed to catch charged particles in vacuum. Wikipedia link: Faraday cup, Michael Faraday Categories (topical): Measuring instruments Translations (metal cup for catching charged particles): Faraday-Becher [masculine] (German), Faraday-Auffänger [masculine] (German), Faraday-Detektor [masculine] (German), Faraday-Tasse [feminine] (German), coppa di Faraday [feminine] (Italian), pozzo di Faraday [masculine] (Italian)

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