discharge : Idioms & Phrases

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brush discharge

  • noun discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles
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Charge and discharge

  • (Equity Practice), the old mode or form of taking an account before a master in chancery.
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corona discharge

  • noun an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
    Saint Ulmo's light; Saint Elmo's light; St. Elmo's fire; Saint Ulmo's fire; corona; corposant; Saint Elmo's fire; electric glow.
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discharge lamp

  • noun a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas
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discharge pipe

  • noun a pipe through which fluids can be discharged
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Discharging arch

  • (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or other opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall above. See Illust. of Lintel.
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Discharging piece, Discharging strut

  • (Arch.), a piece set to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support.
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Discharging rod

  • (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both ends, and insulated by a glass handle. It is employed for discharging a Leyden jar or an electrical battery. See Discharger.
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dishonorable discharge

  • noun a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
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electric discharge

  • noun electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
    discharge; spark; arc; electric arc.
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electric-discharge lamp

  • noun an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube
    electric-discharge lamp.
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electrical discharge

  • noun a discharge of electricity
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gas-discharge lamp

  • noun an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube
    electric-discharge lamp.
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gas-discharge tube

  • noun a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas
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honorable discharge

  • noun a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
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Paralytic discharge

  • (Physiol.), the increased secretion from a gland resulting from the cutting of all of its nerves.
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Rice-water discharge

  • (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from the bowels, in cholera.
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vaginal discharge

  • noun discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white
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