flashover
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English
Etymology
Deverbal from flash over.
Noun
flashover (countable and uncountable, plural flashovers)
- The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.
- An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
- Synonym: sparkover
- 1960 April, “Talking of Trains: Safety with 25kV a.c.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 203:
- The overhead line was energised at 25,000 volts and the height of the contact wire was reduced to 11 in. above the chimney, then to 5 and finally to 2 in.; at this last, short distance the flashover occurred, but all the men were perfectly safe because the current went direct to earth through the locomotive.
Derived terms
Translations
ignition
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