Paschen discharge

The name given to the bankruptcy court's formal discharge of a debtor's debts. In probate, the release of the estate's representative from fiduciary responsibility.

discharge

Automotive; Automobile

(1) The action of drawing electric current from the battery. The opposite action to charging. (2) to pour out liquid from a pump. (3) the product (e.g., the liquid) that is poured ...

discharge

Engineering; Electronic engineering

The emptying or draining of electricity from a source, such as a battery or capacitor. The term also denotes a sudden, heavy flow of current, as in disruptive discharge. Compare ...

discharge

Environment; Environmental conservation

(Hydraulics) Measurement of the output from a water source such as a well, spring, pump, stream, or a storm or flood event. An area designed to receive the output flow from pumps ...

brownout

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

A drop in voltage of a power supply, which causes (among other things) the lights to dim.

circuit

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

A closed path through which an electric current flows. Circuits have a source of electricity, such as battery or generator.

coulomb

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

A unit used to measure electric charge. One coulomb is equal to the quantity of charge that passes a point in an electric circuit in one second.

series circuit

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

An electric circuit in which the source of electricity is connected to two or more devices that follow one after the other on the same wire.

Westinghouse

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

American inventor who introduced the system of electricity that uses alternating current to the United States.

cable gland plate

Electrical equipment; Power supplies

Removable accessory of the enclosure, intended for securing and sealing of cables, conductors and conduits at their point of entry.

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Bagel head

A new expression of body art that is achieved by dripping saline solution into the forehead until a large welt forms. The practitioner then presses a ...