"glow discharge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glow discharges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} glow discharge (plural glow discharges)
  1. A form of electrical conduction in low-pressure gases (plasmas) that emits light. Wikipedia link: Electric glow discharge Categories (topical): Electricity, Light Translations (Translations): Glimmentladung [feminine] (German), тле́ющий разря́д (tléjuščij razrjád) [masculine] (Russian), descarga luminiscente [masculine] (Spanish), descarga incandescente eléctrica [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-glow_discharge-en-noun-TA8ueyly Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Related terms: dark space, cathode, Aston dark space, cathode glow, cathode dark space (alt: also called Crookes dark space or Hittorf dark space), negative glow, Faraday dark space, positive column, anode glow, anode dark space, anode, cathode fall

Inflected forms

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