| NOUN | phenomenon | arc, discharge, spark, electric arc, electric discharge | electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field |
|---|---|---|---|
| shape | arc | a continuous portion of a circle | |
| shape | arc, bow | something curved in shape | |
| VERB | motion | arc, arch, curve | form an arch or curve |
| Sounds | aa'rk | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aardvark ... watermark: 41 rhymes with aark... | |
| Meaning | electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | discharge, spark, electric arc, electric discharge | |
| Narrower | brush discharge | Discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles |
| 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 | An electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere | |
| flashover | An unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator) | |
| Broader | electrical conduction | The passage of electricity through a conductor / conductor |
| Spanish | arco voltaico, chispa, descarga eléctrica | |
| Catalan | arc elèctric, arc | |
| Meaning | A continuous portion of a circle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | circle | ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length |
| sector | A plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle | |
| Narrower | limb | The graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles |
| Broader | curve, curved shape | The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
| Spanish | arco de círculo, arco | |
| Catalan | arc | |
| Adjectives | arcuate | forming or resembling an arch |
| Verbs | arc | form an arch or curve |
| Meaning | Something curved in shape. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | bow | |
| Narrower | rainbow | An arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain |
| Broader | curve, curved shape | The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes |
| Spanish | arco | |
| Catalan | arc | |
| Verbs | arc | form an arch or curve |
| Meaning | form an arch or curve. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "her back arches" | |
| Synonyms | arch, curve | |
| Narrower | camber | curve upward in the middle |
| Broader | bend, flex | form a curve |
| Spanish | arcar, arquear | |
| Catalan | arcar, arquejar | |
| Nouns | arc | a continuous portion of a circle |
| arc | something curved in shape | |
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