Timeline for A cloud condenses, compost decomposes, a battery charges, what does a spark do?
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| Mar 18, 2018 at 17:25 | vote | accept | cr0 | ||
| Mar 16, 2018 at 14:12 | comment | added | cr0 | Given I'm looking for the word on the other side of a spark's existance - its formation, not necessarily its action, though maybe there's not much difference - I'd say the word I'm looking for is actually "charges". A cloud condenses and accumulates, a battery charges and so does a spark. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 2:04 | comment | added | Bread | @Hot Licks ~ I do hope someone comes up with a better answer, as this is the best I've got. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 1:59 | comment | added | Hot Licks | But "discharge" simply means "spark". They are one and same -- one does not precede the other. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 1:43 | comment | added | Bread | They simply charge, and then discharge. The electrostatic charge builds prior to sparking, but really sparks don't exist until they discharge. "A spark is triggered when the electric field strength exceeds approximately 4–30 kV/cm[2] — the dielectric field strength of air. This may cause a very rapid increase in the number of free electrons and ions in the air, temporarily causing the air to abruptly become an electrical conductor in a process called dielectric breakdown." (Wikipedia) | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 1:20 | comment | added | cr0 | Another term someone suggested in EE.SE chat is "jumps", but jumps and discharges are more what sparks do once they are fully formed. That's their action. I'm looking for the word for their developing or formation. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 0:49 | comment | added | Bread | @Ibf I'm usually a whole lot slower, but that one was a bit too easy for me. I don't mind the competition, though, so go for it if you like. Varied viewpoints add more interest. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 0:44 | comment | added | lbf | beat me too! dang | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 0:37 | comment | added | Bread | @user888379 Synchronicity strikes again! You can still give your own version though, and there's a good chance it would be an improvement. | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 0:33 | comment | added | user888379 | Looks like you beat me to it! | |
| Mar 16, 2018 at 0:32 | history | answered | Bread | CC BY-SA 3.0 |