"Lichtenberg figure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lichtenberg figures [plural]
Etymology: Named after the German physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lichtenberg figure (plural Lichtenberg figures)
  1. (electricity) A branching pattern on the surface of an insulator that has been subject to an electric discharge Wikipedia link: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Categories (topical): Electricity Synonyms: Lichtenberg pattern Translations (branching patter on an insulator subject to an electric discharge): figura de Lichtenberg [feminine] (Portuguese)

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