oxyarc

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noun

An arc produced in an atmosphere of oxygen, used for welding.

OriginEnglish arc ← Middle English ark ← Old French arc →
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Meanings

nounoxyarc (plural oxyarcs)

plural oxyarcs · alternative oxy-arc

  1. engineeringAn arc produced in an atmosphere of oxygen, used for welding.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  3. Englishoxy-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
  6. Proto-Italic*arkuos
  7. Latinarcus
  8. Old Frencharc
  9. Middle Englishark
  10. Englisharc
  11. Englishoxyarc

From oxy- + arc.

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APA

oxyarc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyarc

MLA

“oxyarc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyarc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxyarc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxyarc.

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