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CORONA DISCHARGE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does corona discharge mean?

• CORONA DISCHARGE (noun)
The noun CORONA DISCHARGE has 1 sense:

1. an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

Familiarity information: CORONA DISCHARGE used as a noun is very rare.

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• CORONA DISCHARGE (noun)

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Meaning:

An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

corona discharge; corposant; electric glow; Saint Elmo's fire; Saint Elmo's light; Saint Ulmo's fire; Saint Ulmo's light; St. Elmo's fire; corona

Hypernyms ("corona discharge" is a kind of...):

arc; discharge; electric arc; electric discharge; spark (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)

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