A gas ionization process where free electrons, accelerated by a sufficiently strong electric field, give rise to electrical conduction through a gas by avalanche multiplication caused by the ionization of molecules by ion impact.

plural of Townsend discharge

plural of cup discharger

plural of lightning discharger

lightning arrester

plural of discharge tube

(firearms) A cup-shaped bracket, mounted on the end of a rifle barrel, used to propel hand grenades.

A non-traditional manufacturing process of using electricity discharged from an electrode to quickly erode the conductive material.

The highest voltage where partial discharge starts to cease to occur.

The lowest voltage where partial discharge starts to occur.