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electric discharge

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noun

  1. physics another name for discharge

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Although scientists had predicted such activity for decades, this marks the first time electric discharges in the Martian atmosphere have been directly observed.

From Science Daily

They emit weak electric discharges to sense their location and find shelter.

From Science Daily

The researchers believe the rapidity of those pulses produced the atmospheric changes in the nick of time to create a column of hot air that favors electric discharge.

From Washington Post

Last week, the FAA proposed another airworthiness directive to address potential electric discharge in the fuel tanks of Boeing 777 series planes if a lightning strike or an electrical short-circuit occurs.

From Reuters

The researchers suspect these electric eels orchestrate their attacks by communicating via low-voltage electric discharges.

From New York Times