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Definition of: electroscope
(i·lek′trə·skōp) noun
An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity upon a conductor by the attraction or repulsion of pith balls or strips of gold leaf. See illustration.
—e·lec′tro·scop′ic (-skop′ik) adjective
Metallic pole (m), electrically charged by (e), conducts the impulse to strips (s) that acquire the charge and move apart in electrostatic repulsion.
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