skin effect

English

Noun

skin effect (plural skin effects)

1. (physics) The tendency of alternating current to distribute itself in a conductor such that the current density is greater near the surface than near the core. The effect increases with frequency.

Translations

tendency of alternating current to distribute itself

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 集膚效應／集肤效应 (jífū xiàoyìng)

• Finnish: virranahto
• Japanese: 表皮効果 (hyōhikōka)
• Polish: naskórkowość f, zjawisko naskórkowości n