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arc flash

arc flash noun: the extremely intense light and heat produced by a high-energy electric arc.

arc flash: the extremely intense light and heat produced by a high-energy electric arc
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Noun

arc flash (countable and uncountable, plural arc flashes)

  1. The extremely intense light and heat produced by a high-energy electric arc.

Forms of arc flash

pluralarc flashes

Questions about arc flash

What does arc flash mean?
Arc flash means the extremely intense light and heat produced by a high-energy electric arc.
What part of speech is arc flash?
Arc flash is a noun.
What is the plural of arc flash?
The plural of arc flash is arc flashes.

Words near arc flash in the dictionary

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

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