"Marx generator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Marx generators [plural]
Etymology: First described by Erwin Otto Marx in 1924. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Marx generator (plural Marx generators)
  1. An electric circuit that generates a high-voltage pulse from a low-voltage DC supply, used in high-energy physics experiments and to simulate the effects of lightning.
    Sense id: en-Marx_generator-en-noun-s~79Bx7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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