(electric) arc
41arc welding — n. a method of fusing metal parts together under the extreme heat produced by an electric arc …
42arc-jet engine — «AHRK JEHT», a rocket engine that uses an electric arc to heat the propellant …
43Arc lamp — The electric arc in an arc lamp consists of gas which is initially ionized by a voltage and is therefore electrically conductive. To start an arc lamp, usually a very high voltage is needed to ignite or strike the arc. This requires an electrical …
44arc light — noun a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes • Syn: ↑arc lamp • Hypernyms: ↑electric lamp • Hyponyms: ↑carbon arc lamp, ↑carbon arc * * * noun …
45electric furnace — a furnace in which the heat required is produced through electricity. [1880 85] * * * Chamber heated with electricity to very high temperatures, for melting and alloying metals and refractories. Modern electric furnaces generally are either arc… …
46arc lamp — noun a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes • Syn: ↑arc light • Hypernyms: ↑electric lamp • Hyponyms: ↑carbon arc lamp, ↑carbon arc * * * noun …
47arc furnace — a furnace in which heat is generated by an electric arc. * * * Type of electric furnace in which heat is generated by an arc between carbon electrodes above the surface of the material (commonly a metal) being heated. William Siemens first… …
48Arc converter — The arc converter, sometimes called the arc transmitter or Poulsen arc after its inventor Valdemar Poulsen, is a device used to convert DC energy into RF energy. It is now on the list of IEEE Milestones as a historic achievement in electrical… …
49arc — /ahrk/, n., v., arced /ahrkt/ or arcked, arcing /ahr king/ or arcking. n. 1. Geom. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line. 2. Also called electric arc. Elect. a luminous bridge formed in a gap between two… …
50electric furnace — noun any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current • Hypernyms: ↑furnace • Hyponyms: ↑Stassano furnace, ↑electric arc furnace * * * noun : a furnace that is heated usually to very high temperatures by an electric current and… …
