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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The tendency of alternating current to flow near the surface of a conductor.
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- noun physics The tendency of
alternating current todistribute itself in aconductor such that the currentdensity is greater near thesurface than near thecore . The effect increases with frequency.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor
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