Flashover is an English word with synonyms like discharge or spark. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Flashover in a sentence
Flashover meaning
- The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.
- An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
Using Flashover
- The main meaning on this page is: The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area. | An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
- Useful related words include: discharge, spark, arc, electric arc.
- In the example corpus, flashover often appears in combinations such as: flashover voltage.
Context around Flashover
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flashover
- In this selection, "flashover" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, reach, causes, improve, voltage and occurred stand out and add context to how "flashover" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a lower flashover voltage than and and improve flashover voltage. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flashover" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flashover
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
When the flashover occurred, I knew it was over. (9 words)
Flashover voltage is the voltage that causes a flash-over arc. (11 words)
It would have taken almost no time at all for the room to reach flashover. (15 words)
In order to make defective units obvious, glass units are designed with Class B construction, so that an overvoltage causes a puncture arc through the glass instead of a flashover. (30 words)
Metal grading rings are sometimes added around the disc at the high voltage end, to reduce the electric field across that disc and improve flashover voltage. (26 words)
Most high voltage insulators are designed with a lower flashover voltage than puncture voltage, so they flash over before they puncture, to avoid damage. (24 words)
Example sentences (8)
When the flashover occurred, I knew it was over.
It would have taken almost no time at all for the room to reach flashover.
Beyond this point, electrical breakdown occurs and an electric arc causes flashover between the charged parts.
Flashover voltage is the voltage that causes a flash-over arc.
In order to make defective units obvious, glass units are designed with Class B construction, so that an overvoltage causes a puncture arc through the glass instead of a flashover.
Metal grading rings are sometimes added around the disc at the high voltage end, to reduce the electric field across that disc and improve flashover voltage.
Most high voltage insulators are designed with a lower flashover voltage than puncture voltage, so they flash over before they puncture, to avoid damage.
Wind speeds as low as convert can permit conductors to encroach operating clearances, resulting in a flashover and loss of supply.
Common combinations with flashover
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: