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electrical discharge

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Noun1.electrical discharge - a discharge of electricity
discharge - the sudden giving off of energy
nerve impulse, nervous impulse, neural impulse, impulse - the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus"
spike - a transient variation in voltage or current
atmospheric electricity - electrical discharges in the atmosphere
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We recognize that emotion is not enough, and that men and women are personalities capable of sustained relations, not mere opportunities for an electrical discharge.
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