arcing

English

Alternative forms

• arcking

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹ.kɪŋ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.kɪŋ/

Verb

arcing

1. present participle and gerund of arc

Noun

arcing (plural arcings)

1. The shape or motion of something that arcs.
   • 1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 125:

     Whenever the locomotive was working hard there was unmistakable evidence of its higher power than its predecessors in the brilliant and explosive arcing between conductor shoes and the third rail; this was particularly vivid in Quarry Tunnel in the down direction, where the display equalled anything we have seen on the frostiest of nights in an electrified third-rail area.

Anagrams

• Crigan, Garčin, caring, racing