[mod.Lat. f. ELECTRO- + Gr. -φόρος that bears or produces. Cf. It. elettroforo, Fr. électrophore, and prec.] A simple instrument, invented by Volta, for generating statical electricity by induction.
1778. Ingenhousz, On Electrophorus, in Phil. Trans., LXVIII. 1027. To explain how far the electrophorus perpetuus may be accounted for on the … theory of Dr. Franklin.
1782. trans. Volta ibid. LXII. App. vii. My electrophorus … is a machine well known to electricians.
1880. Gentl. Mag., Dec., 751. A cat’s skin … is an admirable rubber for an electrophorus.
