About The Word Arc

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Arc

Arc Definition And Meaning |
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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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