An electric current, such as a spark, that is triggered when the potential difference exceeds a threshold value.

(physics) Any device in which a flow of electrons (or ions) through a gas acts as a source of light

(electricity) The ionization of air (or any other fluid) surrounding an electrically energized conductor, as a result of a strong electric field.

lightning arrester

(firearms) A cup-shaped bracket, mounted on the end of a rifle barrel, used to propel hand grenades.

A gas ionization process where free electrons, accelerated by a sufficiently strong electric field, give rise to electrical conduction through a gas by avalanche multiplication caused by the ionization of molecules by ion impact.

plural of cup discharger

plural of lightning discharger

plural of discharge tube

(medicine) Synonym of vaginal fluid