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    ELECTRIC ARC

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric fieldplay

    Synonyms:

    arc; discharge; electric arc; electric discharge; spark

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural phenomena

    Hypernyms ("electric arc" is a kind of...):

    electrical conduction (the passage of electricity through a conductor)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electric arc"):

    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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