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ARC
1[ ahrk ]
ARC
2abbreviation for
- American Red Cross.
arc
3[ ahrk ]
noun
- Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Also called electric arc. Electricity. a luminous bridge formed in a gap between two electrodes. Compare spark 1( def 2 ).
- Astronomy. the part of a circle representing the apparent course of a heavenly body.
- anything bow-shaped.
verb (used without object)
- to form an electric arc.
- to move in a curve suggestive of an arc.
ARC
1abbreviation for
- AIDS-related complex: an early condition in which a person infected with the AIDS virus may suffer from such mild symptoms as loss of weight, fever, etc
arc
2/ ɑːk /
noun
- something curved in shape
- part of an unbroken curved line
- a luminous discharge that occurs when an electric current flows between two electrodes or any other two surfaces separated by a small gap and a high potential difference
- astronomy a circular section of the apparent path of a celestial body
- maths a section of a curve, graph, or geometric figure
verb
- intr to form an arc
prefix
- maths specifying an inverse trigonometric function: usually written arcsin , arctan , arcsec , etc, or sometimes sin–1 , tan–1 , sec–1 , etc
arc
/ ärk /
- A segment of a circle.
- See electric arc
Word History and Origins
Origin of ARC1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ARC1
Example Sentences
How the polling firms and the media adjust to new realities also seems to be a rather long arc.
So the plan is for Ken to draw an arc with Dale doing covers, and then Dale does an arc with Ken doing covers.
A Molotov cocktail tumbled in an arc overhead and erupted briefly in a blaze.
The stream of bubbly from the popped champagne bottle creates an angelic arc over her, and lands right in the glass.
At this point in the arc, he doubts what Hershel is telling him.
In this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
The sequestered spot, a seat beneath a plane tree, with a lonesome arc-lamp shining full upon it, was occupied.
She looked very haggard and helpless beneath the blue arc-lights.
He threw the ship like a giant shell in a screaming, sweeping arc upon the red craft that drove across their bow.
When the sun swung into its western arc I halted where a large number of warriors had broken their fast.
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