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electrostatic stress
1. An electrostatic field acting on an insulator, which produces polarization in the insulator and causes an electrical breakdown if it is raised beyond a certain intensity.
2. An electrostatic area which acts on an insulator.

The field generates polarization in the insulator and causes an electrical breakdown if it is raised beyond a speciic intensity.

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