Arc v. i. [imp. & p. p. Arcked p. pr. & vb. n. Arcking.] Elec. To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.
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arc
n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
field [syn: discharge, spark, electric arc, electric
discharge]
2: a continuous portion of a circle
3: something curved in shape [syn: bow]
v : form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve
nicely" [syn: arch, curve]
[also: arcking, arcked]