ALL meanings of brush discharge
brush dis·charge
B b - noun brush discharge a slightly luminous electrical discharge between points of high charge density when the charge density is insufficient to cause a spark or around sharp points on a highly charged conductor because of ionization of air molecules in their vicinity 3
- noun brush discharge a luminous electric discharge, weaker than a spark, characterized by a crackling sound and glowing fine lines with a brushlike appearance, as in the air surrounding a pointed conductor at high potential 3
- noun brush discharge a type of corona discharge that takes place between two electrodes at atmospheric pressure, characterized by long, branched, luminous streamers of ionized particles. 1