corona discharge
n.
An electrical discharge characterized by a corona and occurring when one of two conducting surfaces (such as electrodes) in a gas is shaped such that it concentrates the electric field at its tip and ionizes the surrounding air.
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corona discharge
n
(General Physics) an electrical discharge appearing on and around the surface of a charged conductor, caused by ionization of the surrounding gas. Also called: corona See also Saint Elmo's fire
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coro′na dis`charge
n.
a discharge, frequently luminous, at the surface of a conductor or between two conductors of the same transmission line, accompanied by ionization of the surrounding atmosphere and often by a power loss.
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| Noun | 1. |  corona discharge - an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmospherecorposant, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire, corona arc, electric arc, electric discharge, spark, discharge - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field |
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