arcing
|arc-ing|
🇺🇸
/ˈɑrkɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˈɑːkɪŋ/
(arc)
curved path
Etymology
'arc' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'arcus', where 'arcus' meant 'bow' or 'arch'.
'arc' changed from Latin 'arcus' into Old French 'arc' and then entered Middle English as 'arc', eventually becoming the modern English word 'arc'.
Initially, it meant 'bow' or 'arch'; over time it came to mean 'a curved shape or path' and later was extended to technical senses such as a section of a circle and the luminous 'electrical arc'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the action or process of producing an electrical arc; an instance of sparking or discharge.
Repeated arcing in the breaker box indicated a serious fault.
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Verb 1
forming or moving along an arc or a curved path (intransitive).
The soccer ball was arcing toward the far corner of the goal.
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Verb 2
producing or emitting an electrical arc or visible discharge (intransitive).
The old wiring kept arcing when the heater turned on.
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Last updated: 2025/10/09 05:30