"Townsend discharge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Townsend discharges [plural]
Etymology: Named after John Sealy Townsend, who discovered the fundamental mechanism. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Townsend discharge (plural Townsend discharges)
  1. A gas ionization process where free electrons, accelerated by a sufficiently strong electric field, give rise to electrical conduction through a gas by avalanche multiplication caused by the ionization of molecules by ion impact. Wikipedia link: Townsend discharge Synonyms: Townsend avalanche
    Sense id: en-Townsend_discharge-en-noun-1I5vRJgo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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