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Definition of Rubbed
1. rub [v] - See also: rub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubbed
Literary usage of Rubbed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elementary Lessons in Electricity & Magnetism by Silvanus Phillips Thompson (1894)
"similar rubbed glass rod ; while a rubbed stick of sealing- wax is repelled by a
... 4) has been touched by a rubbed glass tod, and which in consequence is ..."
2. Elementary Treatise on Physics, Experimental and Applied, for the Use of by Adolphe Ganot (1893)
"Whenever two bodies are rubbed together, the neutral electricity is ... 677) is
fitted on the end of a stout rod of shellac, and rubbed round a few times. ..."
3. Elementary Treatise on Physics Experimental and Applied for the Use of by Adolphe Ganot (1886)
"shellac, and rubbed round a few times. When the cap is removed by means of the
silk thread, and presented to a pith ball pendulum charged with positive ..."
4. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"Wells rubbed himself and said in a crying voice: — Please, sir, let me off!
Athy grinned and turned up the sleeves of his jacket, saying: It can't be helped ..."
5. The Elements of Laboratory Work: A Course of Natural Science by Alfred George Earl (1890)
"This property may be shown by bringing a piece of sealing- wax, which has been
rubbed on flannel or cloth, near to a piece of pith suspended by a silk fibre ..."
6. Elementary Treatise on Physics, Experimental and Applied: For the Use of by Adolphe Ganot (1879)
"577) is fitted on the end of a stout rod of shellac, and rubbed round a few times.
When the cap is removed by means of a silk thread, and presented to a ..."
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