faraday cage

Far·a·day cage

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noun faraday cage an enclosure constructed of grounded wire mesh or parallel wires that shields sensitive electrical instruments from electrostatic interference. 1
noun faraday cage an earthed conducting cage or container used to protect electrical equipment against electric fields 0
noun faraday cage Any conductive surrounding, idealized or practical, used to interrupt the transmission of electromagnetic energy or electrostatic discharge across it. 0

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20; named after M. Faraday

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