Lichtenberg-figure Definition

noun

A branching pattern on the surface of an insulator that has been subject to an electric discharge.

Lichtenberg figures are often seen on the skin of a person who has been struck by lightning.
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Singular:
lichtenberg-figure
Plural:
Lichtenberg figures

Origin of Lichtenberg-figure

  • For the German physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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