Ē'lec-trŏph'o-rŭs, n.

n.; pl. Ē'LEC-TRŎPH'O-RĪ. [Fr. électrophore, from Lat. electrum, Gr. ἤλεκτρον, amber (for electricity), and φορός, bearing, from φέρειν, to bear.] An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat, smooth cake of resin, as an electric, upon which is placed a corresponding plate of metal, with an insulating handle as conductor. Brande.