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- [skin ih-fekt]
- /skɪn ɪˈfɛkt/
- /skɪn ɪˈfekt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skin ih-fekt]
- /skɪn ɪˈfɛkt/
Definitions of skin effect words
- noun skin effect the phenomenon in which an alternating current tends to concentrate in the outer layer of a conductor, caused by the self-induction of the conductor and resulting in increased resistance. 1
- noun skin effect the tendency of alternating current to concentrate in the surface layer of a conductor, esp at high frequencies, thus increasing its effective resistance 0
- noun skin effect the tendency of alternating current to concentrate at or near the surface of a conductor 0
- noun skin effect Skin effect is the tendency of current to stick to the outer layers of a conductor due to the presence of internal flux, that often happens at higher frequencies. 0
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Origin of skin effect
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900
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Parts of speech for Skin effect
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skin effect popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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