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noun
The 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: electrical phenomenon
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