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SILENT DISCHARGE

\sˈa͡ɪlənt dɪst͡ʃˈɑːd͡ʒ], \sˈa‍ɪlənt dɪst‍ʃˈɑːd‍ʒ], \s_ˈaɪ_l_ə_n_t d_ɪ_s_tʃ_ˈɑː_dʒ]\

Definitions of SILENT DISCHARGE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The gradual loss of electricity by even isolated bodies, owing to the conductibility of air and its contained vapors, together with that of the isolating bodies themselves.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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