Static Shock. A term used in electro-therapeutics for describing the discharge from a small condenser or Leyden-jar; also the effect produced by the action of the vibrator of the induction-coil.
Station, Central. The building or place in which the electrical apparatus is installed for the generation of current; the headquarters of telephone lines.
Steady Current. An electric current whose strength is fixed or invariable.
Stock-ticker. An instrument employed to give quotations of stocks by telegraphic record. A paper tape runs through an electrical machine which prints on it the figures and letters that stand for stocks and their values. The whole system is operated from a station located in the Stock-exchange.
Storage Accumulator. (See [Accumulator, Storage].)
Storage-battery. (See [Battery, Storage].)
Strength of Current. Amperage; the quantity of current in a circuit.
Stripping. The process of removing electro-plating, or thin metal coatings, from an object before it is re-electro-plated.
Stripping Liquid. The liquid in a stripping-bath used for removing metals from surfaces before re-plating them.
Submarine Cable. A telegraphic cable laid at the bottom of the sea or any body of water.