About The Word Arc

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Arc

Arc Meaning & Definition
Arc Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Arc?

[n] electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
[n] a continuous portion of a circle
[n] something curved in shape
[v] form an arch

Synonyms | Synonyms for Arc: arch | bow | curve | discharge | electric arc | electric discharge | spark

Related Terms | Find terms related to Arc: AC arc | aperiodic discharge | arc column | arc discharge | arc light | arch | bend | bow | brush discharge | catacaustic | catenary | caustic | circle | color filter | conchoid | crook | curl | curvation | curvature | curve | diacaustic | dimmer | discharge | disruptive discharge | electric discharge | electric shock | electric spark | electrodeless discharge | ellipse | festoon | floats | flood | floodlight | footlights | foots | galvanic shock | gelatin | glow discharge | hook | hyperbola | klieg light | light plot | lights | limelight | lituus | marquee | medium | oscillatory discharge | parabola | Poulsen arc | round | shock | silent discharge | sinus | spark | spark gap | spot | spotlight | tracery

See Also | bend | brush discharge | camber | circle | corona | corona discharge | corposant | curve | curved shape | electric glow | electrical conduction | flashover | flex | limb | rainbow | Saint Elmo's fire | Saint Elmo's light | Saint Ulmo's fire | Saint Ulmo's light | sector | St. Elmo's fire

Arc In Webster's Dictionary

\Arc\, n. [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See {Arch}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse. 2. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant. 3. An arch. [Obs.] Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. --Milton. 4. The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night. {Electric arc}, {Voltaic arc}. See under {Voltaic}.
\Arc\ ([aum]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Arcked} ([aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Arcking}.] (Elec.) To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.

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