gas discharge

noun

The passage of electric current through an ionized gas, transforming it into a conductive plasma.

Meanings

noungas discharge (countable and uncountable, plural gas discharges)

plural gas discharges

  1. countableuncountableThe passage of electric current through an ionized gas, transforming it into a conductive plasma.
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