Meanings
nounskin effect (plural skin effects)
plural skin effects
- natural sciencesThe tendency of an alternating current to distribute itself in a conductor such that the current density is greater near the surface than near the core.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 集膚效應 /集肤效应
- 集膚效應 /集肤效应 (jífū xiàoyìng)tendency of alternating current to distribute itself
Finnish virranahto
- virranahtotendency of alternating current to distribute itself
Japanese 表皮効果
- 表皮効果 (hyōhikōka)tendency of alternating current to distribute itself
Polish naskórkowość, zjawisko naskórkowości
- naskórkowośćtendency of alternating current to distribute itself
- zjawisko naskórkowościtendency of alternating current to distribute itself
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APA
skin effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20effect
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“skin effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skin effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skin%20effect.
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