electric arc : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: electric arc	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for electric arc
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
electric arc n electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field Synonym(s): discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arc \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}.