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electric discharge
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electric discharge
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(Physics / General Physics) Physics another name for discharge [20b]
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Noun1.electric discharge - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric fieldelectric discharge - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
arc, electric arc, spark, discharge
brush discharge - discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles
corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire, corona - an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
flashover - an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)
electrical conduction - the passage of electricity through a conductor
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