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Ovshinsky effect

Ov·shin·sky ef·fect [ ov shínskee i fèkt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
electrical effect of dropping resistance: an effect that occurs in thin films of glass containing selenium and tellurium in which the resistance of the material drops rapidly when a specific voltage is applied across it

[Mid-20th century. After Stanford R. Ovshinsky (b. 1922), U.S. physicist]
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