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The following 6 entries include the term arc of.
arc of action
: the arc made up in gearing of the arcs of approach and recess
arc of approach
: the part of the arc of contact of toothed gearing along which the flank of the driving wheel touches the face of the driven wheel
arc of contact
: the portion of a circular surface that is in contact with another surface (as that between a belt and a pulley)
arc of Lowitz
: a rare halo extending obliquely downward and inward from a 22 degree parhelion
arc of meridian
: a portion of a great circle of a sphere —used especially with reference to the earth or the celestial sphere
arc of recess
: the part of the arc of contact in toothed gearing in which the face of the driving wheel touches the flank of the driven wheel
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