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noun
A branching pattern on the surface of an insulator that has been subject to an electric discharge
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Synonyms: Lichtenberg pattern
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after the German physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg.
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