Nobili's ring

noun

No·​bi·​li's ring

ˈnȯbəlēz-,

ˈnōb-

: one of the colored rings formed upon a metal plate by electrolytic deposition (as of copper or lead peroxide)

—usually used in plural

Word History

Etymology

after Leopoldo Nobili †1835 Italian physicist

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