arc
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7.3
- noun
- /ɑrk/
- Informal
:
arco eléctrico
- Well, I got the idea when I saw that voltaic arc form.
- arc welding
- electric arc
- arc lamp
Another non catastrophic example was with the frequency with which arc control often refused to install at all.
- Another non catastrophic example was with the frequency with which arc control often refused to install at all.
Examples
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But I imagine they are able to send out arcs of heat.
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Tell them to prepare for an Arc Flash.
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I need to execute an Arc Flash immediately.
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That kid attracted an arc of electricity from 30 feet away!
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The power line atop the car whips, arcs, warning everyone away.
Fiction book (2000) -
In laboratories near Fontainebleau, fly ash is fed into an electric arc furnace equipped with a graphite electrode.
Academic text (2000) -
Flux-cored arc welding was used for the welding of shear studs, couplers, and shear plates.
Academic text (2016) -
Light is produced by an electric arc passing through combined vapors of mercury and sodium.
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High-voltage electricity arcs from a consumable steel wire to ground like a MIG welder.
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It's easy to use: strike an arc with the wire and move the gun down the joint.
Synonyms
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6.9
A sudden flow of electricity that makes light or sparks
1
4.2
A sudden flow of electricity that makes a spark or flash
1
5.4
A bright, very hot flow of electricity across a gap that makes light and heat
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5.2
A flow of electricity through a gas that makes light or a spark
Compounds
3
4.3
A young French woman who leads soldiers against the English and later becomes a saint
- Archaic
1
5.3
A lamp that makes very bright light by a steady electric spark between two metal rods
- Archaic
1
8.1
A lamp that makes very bright light when electricity jumps between two metal rods
- Archaic
1
7.7
Electricity between two carbon rods makes very bright light and strong heat
- Specialized
1
5.4
A bright, very hot flow of electricity across a gap that makes light and heat
- Specialized
1
7.0
A path of nerve cells that sends quick signals for body reactions, like the knee-jerk
- Archaic
An electric lamp that makes very bright light by an arc of electricity between two carbon rods
- Specialized
A machine that uses an electric arc to melt metal to make steel
- Specialized
A support outside a building that holds up tall walls, like in old churches
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arc for electricity also comes from the Latin arcus and was used because the bright spark often looks like a 'bow' or 'arch' of light. So an electric arc is a steady, glowing discharge that forms that curved, bright line.