arc
IPA: ˈɑrk
noun
- (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
- (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
- A curve, in general.
- A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
- (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.
- (narratology) A story arc.
- (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
- (graph theory) A directed edge.
- (basketball, slang) The three-point line.
- (film) An arclight.
- (nautical, military) The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia).
- (historical) A suggested location where the historical figure Joan of Arc, or her father, were from.
- (publishing) Acronym of advance reader's copy, a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for review purposes.
- (pathology) Initialism of AIDS-related complex. [(medicine, pathology) A prodromal phase of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.]
- (programming, uncountable) Acronym of Automatic Reference Counting.
- Initialism of American Red Cross.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To move following a curved path.
- (transitive) To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
- (intransitive) To form an electrical arc.
adjective
- (nautical, military, initialism) ship's prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia.
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Examples of "arc" in Sentences
- The arc tube is of isothermal design.
- It acts the same way as the arc welder.
- The arc portion is undercut to contain the tape.
- It lies in the Maurienne, the valley of the River Arc.
- The Mammoth is still presumably imprisoned in the ARC.
- Magnetic blowout coils deflect the arc into the arc chute.
- The radius of the arc is equal to the length of the ruler.
- I think the centre of the curve of the arc is to the south.
- He was one of the supporters of the charismatic Joan of Arc.
- As a result, the tectonic structure of the Carpathian arc is complicated.
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