arc : Idioms & Phrases

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arc cosecant

  • noun the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number
    inverse cosecant; arccosecant.
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arc cosine

  • noun the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number
    arccosine; inverse cosine; arccos.
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arc cotangent

  • noun the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number
    arccotangent; inverse cotangent.
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arc lamp

  • noun a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes
    arc lamp.
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arc light

  • noun a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes
    arc lamp.
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arc secant

  • noun the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number
    arcsec; arcsecant; inverse secant.
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arc sine

  • noun the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number
    arcsine; arcsin; inverse sine.
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arc tangent

  • noun the inverse function of the tangent; the angle that has a tangent equal to a given number
    inverse tangent; arctangent; arctan.
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arc-boutant

  • noun a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
    flying buttress.
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carbon arc

  • noun has carbon electrodes
    carbon arc.
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carbon arc lamp

  • noun has carbon electrodes
    carbon arc.
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Complement of an arc ∨ angle

  • (Geom.), the difference between that arc or angle and 90°.
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Diurnal arc

  • the arc described by the sun during the daytime or while above the horizon; hence, the arc described by the moon or a star from rising to setting.
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electric arc

  • noun electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
    discharge; spark; arc; electric discharge.
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Electric arc, Voltaic arc

  • . See under Voltaic.
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electric-arc furnace

  • noun an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel
    Stassano furnace.
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joan of arc

  • noun French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles VII crowned king; she was later tried for heresy and burned at the stake (1412-1431)
    Saint Joan; Jeanne d'Arc.
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minute of arc

  • noun a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
    arcminute; minute.
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reflex arc

  • noun the neural path of a reflex
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Tangent of an arc

  • a right line, as ta, touching the arc of a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct, passing from the center through the other extremity o.
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Voltaic arc

  • a luminous arc, of intense brilliancy, formed between carbon points as electrodes by the passage of a powerful voltaic current.
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