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降伏現象 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • breakdown noun A failure, especially of a machine or vehicle.

Senses

降伏現象 is used for these senses in English:

  • breakdown (physics, uncountable) The sudden (and usually damaging) transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator; (countable) an instance of this; also, the minimum voltage at which this occurs.

breakdown — full definition

  1. noun A failure, especially of a machine or vehicle.
  2. noun A sudden decline in someone's mental or physical health, often preventing normal functioning.
  3. noun A detailed analysis showing the separate parts of something.

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