electric discharge
Britishnoun
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Brown, M. V. The electric discharge of the electric eel.
From Nature • Dec. 12, 2017
This state lasts for only fractions of a second, Freund says, and then charged particles “can break through Earth’s surface and discharge as an electric discharge into the air.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2017
When the electric discharge touches down it spreads out in search of places to travel.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2016
Common fluorescent lights use an electric discharge in mercury vapor to cause atomic emissions from mercury atoms.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
As this investigation brings into prominence many of the most important features of the electric discharge, we shall consider it in some detail.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various
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