brush discharge

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brush discharge

–noun Electricity.

a type of corona discharge that takes place between two electrodes at atmospheric pressure, characterized by long, branched, luminous streamers of ionized particles.

Origin:
1840–50

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brush discharge
n. A faintly visible, relatively slow crackling discharge of electricity without sparking.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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