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アーク放電 (āku hōden): an electric arc between two nails.
Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 3
でん
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon

Etymology

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Compound of アーク (āku, arc) +‎ 放電 (hōden, discharge), calque of English arc discharge.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ークほーでん [àákú hóꜜòdèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ːkɯ̟ ho̞ːdẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

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アーク(ほう)(でん) (āku hōden

  1. an electric arc, an arc discharge
    Synonym: 電弧放電 (denko hōden)

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN