sideflash

English

noun
Definitions
  • A disruptive electrical discharge between a conductor traversed by an oscillatory current of high frequency (such as lightning) and neighbouring masses of metal, or between different parts of the same conductor.

Etymology

Compound from English side (long, trailing, ample, vast, distant) + English flash.

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English

flash

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