Townsend coefficient

ˈtaʊnzənd koʊˈɪfɪʃənt

Definition

Definition of Townsend coefficient - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

physics

TECH.

measure of ionization in gases by electric fields

TECH.

The Townsend coefficient is crucial in plasma physics.
Researchers measured the Townsend coefficient in various gases.
The Townsend coefficient varies with different electric field strengths.

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French:coefficient de Townsend, ...
German:Townsend-Koeffizient, ...
Italian:coefficiente di Townsend, ...
Spanish:coeficiente de Townsend, ...
Portuguese:coeficiente de Townsend, ...
Chinese:汤森系数, ...
Japanese:タウンゼント係数, ...
Arabic:معامل تاونسند, ...
Hebrew:מִקְדָּם טַאוּנְסֶנְד, ...
Russian:коэффициент Таунсенда, ...
Ukrainian:коефіцієнт Таунсенда, ...
Hindi:टाउनसेंड गुणांक, ...
Bengali:টাউনসেন্ড সহগ, ...
Catalan:coeficient de Townsend, ...
Czech:Townsendův koeficient, ...
Danish:Townsend-koefficient, ...
Dutch:Townsend-coëfficiënt, ...
Greek:συντελεστής Τάουνσεντ, ...
Hungarian:Townsend-együttható, ...
Khmer:មេគុណ តោនសិន សម្រាប់វាស់កម្រិតអ៊ីយ៉ុងកម្មក្នុងឧស្ម័នដោយវាលអគ្គិសនី, ...
Korean:타운젠드 계수, ...
Persian:ضریب تاونسند, ...
Polish:współczynnik Townsenda, ...
Portuguese (BR):coeficiente de Townsend, ...
Romanian:coeficient Townsend, ...
Swedish:Townsend-koefficient, ...
Thai:สัมประสิทธิ์ทาวน์เซนด์, ...
Turkish:Townsend Katsayısı, ...
Vietnamese:hệ số Townsend, ...

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