skin effect

noun

Electricity.

1. the phenomenon in which an alternating current tends to concentrate in the outer layer of a conductor, caused by the self-induction of the conductor and resulting in increased resistance.

skin effect

noun

1. the tendency of alternating current to concentrate in the surface layer of a conductor, esp at high frequencies, thus increasing its effective resistance

Word History and Origins

Origin of skin effect¹

First recorded in 1895–1900