disruptive discharge

noun

, Electricity.

1. the sudden, large increase in current through an insulating medium resulting from complete failure of the medium under electrostatic stress.

disruptive discharge

noun

1. a sudden large increase in current through an insulating medium resulting from failure of the medium to withstand an applied electric field

Example Sentences

The fact, however, is, that disruptive discharge is favourable to itself.

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With potentials which we are able to obtain, even with a disruptive discharge coil, the speed must be quite insignificant.

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Such a coil with adjustable primary and secondary will be found also convenient in experiments with the disruptive discharge.

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I excite it by means of a disruptive discharge coil, and now it will light in the electrostatic field.

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This was the first disruptive discharge coil constructed by him.

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