arcus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of arcus
< Latin: bow, arch
Example Sentences
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One evening, ominous, low-lying tube-shaped clouds known as arcus formed, and whitecaps appeared in the waves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
Video shows a shelf cloud - a type of arcus cloud - form before a thunderstorm hit Portland.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2022
To Cassiopeia, she added, “Next time, try pluvius arcus, dear; the meaning is clearer.”
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
Moreover, there is the arcus senilis, the fine translucent to opaque circle surrounding the outer portion of the iris.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
O bene, quod pharetra hoc saltem tua praestat et arcus, Ne tibi in extremos sit pyra nulla rogos!
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard
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