arc (noun)

  • 101island arc — noun : an arcuate chain of islands …

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  • 102mercury-arc lamp — noun : mercury vapor lamp …

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  • 103sun arc — noun : a large lamp that is used in making motion pictures and that reflects light by a parabolic mirror called also sun lamp, sun spot …

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  • 104tangent arc — noun : a halo that touches a circular halo …

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  • 105mural arc — noun see mural arch …

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  • 106carbon arc — /ˈkabən ak/ (say kahbuhn ahk) noun an electric arc produced between two carbon electrodes as in an arc light, or between one carbon electrode and metal, as in certain arc welders …

  • 107Joan of Arc — I. /ˌdʒoʊn əv ˈak/ (say .john uhv ahk) noun Saint ( Maid of Orléans ), 1412–31, French heroine who aroused the spirit of nationalism in France against the English and was burnt by them as a witch after she was found guilty of heresy by the French …

  • 108sem|i|arc — «SEHM ee AHRK», noun. half an arc …

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  • 109bois d'arc — ˈbōˌdärk, dȧk, däk noun (plural bois d arcs ks ; or bois d arc like sing.) Etymology: Louisiana French, literally, bow wood : osage orange …

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  • 110circumzenithal arc — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at circum +... noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary circum + zenithal; originally formed as French circumzénithal : a bright rainbow colored circular halo arc about the zenith as center convex to the sun and about 46… …

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