ARC

¹

Or A.R.C.

abbreviation

1. American Red Cross.

ARC

²

[ahrk]

noun

1. Pathology.,  AIDS-related complex.

arc

³

[ahrk]

noun

1. Geometry.,  any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.

2. Also called electric arc. Electricity.,  a luminous bridge formed in a gap between two electrodes.

3. Astronomy.,  the part of a circle representing the apparent course of a heavenly body.

4. anything bow-shaped.

verb (used without object)

arced, arcked, arcing, arcking. 

1. to form an electric arc.

2. to move in a curve suggestive of an arc.

arc

¹

/ ɑːk /

noun

1. something curved in shape

2. part of an unbroken curved line

3. 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

4. astronomy a circular section of the apparent path of a celestial body

5. maths a section of a curve, graph, or geometric figure

verb

1. (intr) to form an arc

prefix

1. maths specifying an inverse trigonometric function: usually written arcsin , arctan , arcsec , etc, or sometimes sin–1 , tan–1 , sec–1 , etc

ARC

²

abbreviation

1. 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

1. A segment of a circle.

2. See electric arc

Word History and Origins

Origin of ARC¹

1350–1400; Middle English ark < Latin arcus bow, arch, curve

Word History and Origins

Origin of ARC¹

C14: from Old French, from Latin arcus bow, arch

Example Sentences

He had no interest in the familiar cradle-to-arena story arc, big on spectacle but short on substance.

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While traders envision a clean downward arc for rates, Fed officials are sketching something messier—slower cuts with long pauses between moves.

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While traders envision a clean downward arc for rates, Fed officials are sketching something messier—slower cuts with long pauses between moves.

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But when he joined the sequel trilogy, Driver had envisioned a different arc for the character.

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The M777 howitzer is an indirect fire weapon, meaning that it’s made to loft explosive shells in an arced trajectory over friendly forces and into enemy territory.

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