“arc of”

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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