flashover

An unintended electric discharge that occurs over or around an insulator, often resulting in a short circuit or arc.

• 🇩🇪Unerwünschter elektrischer Überschlag entlang oder um einen Isolator, der oft zu einem Kurzschluss oder Lichtbogen führt.

1. Electrical discharge C2 formal technical

   An unintended and often disruptive electric discharge that occurs over or around the surface of an insulator, typically caused by high voltage.

   • The high-voltage line experienced a flashover during the storm.
   • Engineers designed the insulator to prevent flashover in wet conditions.
   • A flashover can cause significant damage to electrical equipment.

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• flashovers plural form
• flashovers' possessive plural form
• flashover's possessive singular form