"skin effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skin effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skin effect (plural skin effects)
  1. (physics) The tendency of alternating current to distribute itself in a conductor such that the current density is greater near the surface than near the core. The effect increases with frequency. Wikipedia link: skin effect Categories (topical): Physics Translations (tendency of alternating current to distribute itself): 集膚效應 (Chinese Mandarin), 集肤效应 (jífū xiàoyìng) (Chinese Mandarin), virranahto (Finnish), 表皮効果 (hyōhikōka) (Japanese), naskórkowość [feminine] (Polish), zjawisko naskórkowości [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-skin_effect-en-noun-AzVXqk3y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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