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brush discharge

A faintly visible, relatively slow crackling discharge of electricity without sparking.

brush discharge

(Physics / General Physics) a slightly luminous electrical discharge between points of high charge density when the charge density is insufficient to cause a spark or around sharp points on a highly charged conductor because of ionization of air molecules in their vicinity

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brush discharge - discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles

arc, electric arc, electric discharge, spark, discharge - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

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