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電弧 (でんこ, denko) Japanese meaning: electric arc | Kotomora

電でん弧こ

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Meanings

1

electric arc

Technical term for an electric arc, used in physics and engineering contexts.

電でん弧こ溶よう接せつは金きん属ぞくを接せつ合ごうするのに使つかわれる。
Electric arc welding is used to join metals.

Kanji

電electricity
弧arc, arch, bow

Related words

アーク
電弧 is the kanji technical term for an electric arc, while アーク is the more common katakana word used in compounds like アーク溶接.

Etymology

Compound of 電 (electricity) and 弧 (arc).