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Marx generator

Marx generator noun: 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.

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.

Forms of Marx generator

pluralMarx generators

Origin of Marx generator

First described by Erwin Otto Marx in 1924.

Questions about Marx generator

What does Marx generator mean?
Marx generator means 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.
What part of speech is Marx generator?
Marx generator is a noun.
What is the plural of Marx generator?
The plural of Marx generator is Marx generators.

Words near Marx generator in the dictionary

  1. marwas
  2. Marwood
  3. Marwoodian
  4. Marwoods
  5. Marx
  6. Marx generator
  7. Marx generators
  8. Marxian
  9. Marxian unemployment
  10. Marxianism
  11. Marxianist

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