Arcform
noting a type of cargo-ship construction in which the sides have the form of so drawn that the greatest breadth is at load waterline, the purpose being to promote the flow of water to the propeller with an easy bilge and without loss of capacity.
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also, arc lamp. a lamp in which the light source is a high-intensity electric arc either between carbon rods in air or between metal electrodes in a xenon gas atmosphere enclosed in a quartz bulb. the light produced by such a lamp. historical examples an arc lamp operated in this way is called an enclosed […]
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. arc secant
- Arc secant
the angle, measured in radians, that has a secant equal to a given number. symbol: sec −1. abbreviation: arc sec; arc secant the inverse of the secant function.