skin effect
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.
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She would like to know how high the wildfire pollution has to be to trigger skin effects.
Warning: Wildfires might make you itch | Kathiann Kowalski | June 3, 2021 | Science News For StudentsThis is greater than its ordinary ohmic resistance due to the skin effect.
The Radio Amateur's Hand Book | A. Frederick CollinsHe pointed out also that the skin effect is largely modified by the presence of the gas or of an atomic medium in general.
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British Dictionary definitions for skin effect
the tendency of alternating current to concentrate in the surface layer of a conductor, esp at high frequencies, thus increasing its effective resistance
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