"electron avalanche" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: electron avalanches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} electron avalanche (plural electron avalanches)
  1. The process in which a number of free electrons in a transmission medium are subjected to strong acceleration by an electric field and subsequently collide with other atoms of the medium, thereby ionizing them and releasing additional electrons which further the process. Wikipedia link: electron avalanche
    Sense id: en-electron_avalanche-en-noun--9Hfdwa3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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