noun
hand-operated electric generator (Edo-period medical device)
Refers specifically to the static electricity generator introduced by Dutch traders, used in Edo-period medicine. Now a historical term.
from Dutch elektriciteit
エレキテルは江戸時代にオランダから伝わった医療器具だ。
The erekiteru is a medical device introduced from the Netherlands in the Edo period.
noun
Archaic original meaning; the word was later replaced by 電気. Now only encountered in historical contexts.
See also: 電気
エレキテルという言葉は、かつて「電気」を意味した。
The word erekiteru once meant 'electricity'.