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skin effect
noun
, Electricity.
- 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
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of skin effect1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
This is greater than its ordinary ohmic resistance due to the skin effect.
From Project Gutenberg
He 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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