arc
Noun
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is a type of: electrical conduction - the passage of electricity through a conductorsubtypes:
- brush discharge - discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles
- corona, corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, saint elmo's fire, saint elmo's light, saint ulmo's fire, saint ulmo's light, st. elmo's fire - an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere
- flashover - an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)
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is a type of: curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changessubtypes: limb - the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
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is a type of: curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changessubtypes: rainbow - an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rainsame as: bow
Verb
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subtypes: camber - curve upward in the middle
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