FLASHOVER


Meaning of FLASHOVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌō-vər ]

noun

Date: 1892

1. : an abnormal electrical discharge (as through the air to the ground from a high potential source or between two conducting portions of a structure)

2. : the sudden spread of flame over an area when it becomes heated to the flash point

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.