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electric arc

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A luminous discharge of current that is formed when a strong current jumps a gap in a circuit or between two electrodes.

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  • noun electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

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  1. electrical conduction

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  1. Saint Elmo's fire
  2. St. Elmo's fire
  3. brush discharge
  4. corona
  5. corona discharge
  6. corposant
  7. electric glow
  8. flashover
  9. saint elmo's light
  10. saint ulmo's fire
  11. saint ulmo's light

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