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Electroscopic

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e·lec·tro·scope  (-lktr-skp)
n.
An instrument used to detect the presence, sign, and in some configurations the magnitude of an electric charge by the mutual attraction or repulsion of metal foils or pith balls.
e·lectro·scopic (-skpk) adj.


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