dissipation line
dissipation line
[‚dis·ə′pā·shən ‚līn] (electromagnetism)
A length of stainless steel or Nichrome wire used as a noninductive terminating impedance for a rhombic transmitting antenna when several kilowatts of power must be dissipated.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.