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surface discharge

surface discharge noun: a partial discharge that appears at the boundary of different insulators when there are changes in the electric field.

Noun

surface discharge (uncountable)

  1. A partial discharge that appears at the boundary of different insulators when there are changes in the electric field.

Questions about surface discharge

What does surface discharge mean?
Surface discharge means a partial discharge that appears at the boundary of different insulators when there are changes in the electric field.
What part of speech is surface discharge?
Surface discharge is a noun.

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