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arc fault

arc fault noun: an undesired and uncontrolled electric arc from one conductor through the air (or other gas) to a conductor at ground potential or a different voltage phase.

Noun

arc fault (plural arc faults)

  1. An undesired and uncontrolled electric arc from one conductor through the air (or other gas) to a conductor at ground potential or a different voltage phase.

Forms of arc fault

pluralarc faults

Words formed from arc fault

Questions about arc fault

What does arc fault mean?
Arc fault means an undesired and uncontrolled electric arc from one conductor through the air (or other gas) to a conductor at ground potential or a different voltage phase.
What part of speech is arc fault?
Arc fault is a noun.
What is the plural of arc fault?
The plural of arc fault is arc faults.

Words near arc fault in the dictionary

  1. arc cotangents
  2. Arc de Triomphe
  3. Arc de Trump
  4. arc elasticities
  5. arc elasticity
  6. arc fault
  7. arc faults
  8. arc flash
  9. arc flashes
  10. arc lamp
  11. arc lamps

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