[el-mohz] 
.| corona discharge. |
| a discharge, frequently luminous, at the surface of a conductor or between two conductors of the same transmission line, accompanied by ionization of the surrounding atmosphere and often by a power loss. |
| Saint El·mo's fire (ěl'mōz) n. A visible electric discharge on a pointed object, such as the mast of a ship or the wing of an airplane, during an electrical storm. Also called corposant. [After Saint Elmo, fourth-century A.D. patron saint of sailors.] |