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positive column

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noun

Physics.
  1. the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.


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Another for the positive column is our super cute, outgoing kid.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

Not renewing the program means that those drivers just have one less reason in the positive column for going electric, Martineau said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

It was a pleasant surprise to read a positive column by Dylan Hernández about the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023

But I digress — this is supposed to be a positive column.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2023

In this type of discharge, known as the striated discharge, the positive column is made up of alternate bright and dark patches known as striations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various