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Definition of arc

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
a continuous portion of a circle
something curved in shape
form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

Similar Words: discharge, spark, electric arc, electric discharge, bow, arch, curve

Hyponyms: brush discharge, corona discharge, corona, corposant, St. Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, electric glow, flashover, limb, rainbow, camber

Part Meronyms: circle, sector

Derivational Morphology: spark, sparkle, arch, curve, bow, curvature, archway

Anagrams: car

Language Translations:
Bulgarian: дъга		Dutch: boog
Finnish: kaari		French: arc
German: Bogen		Italian: arco
Latin: arcus		Norwegian: bue
Slovak: oblúk		Swedish: kurva

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