electric arc

Noun electric arc has 1 sense

• electric arc(n = noun.phenomenon) arc, discharge, electric discharge, spark - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field;
has particulars: brush discharge, 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, flashover
is a kind of electrical conduction