arc
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From Middle English < Old French arc < Latin arcus (“‘a bow, arc, arch’”).
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arc (plural arcs)
- A curve.
- (geometry) A circular arc.
- (geometry) A continuous section of any curve.
- (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
- (graph theory) A directed edge.
- (electrical) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning
- a story arc.
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- (curve): curve, swoop
- (circular arc): circular arc, circle segment
- (directed edge): arrow, directed edge
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curve
geometry: part of a circle See circular arc
geometry: part of a curve
mathematics: mapping
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graph theory: directed edge See directed edge
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to arc (third-person singular simple present arcs, present participle arcing or arcking, simple past and past participle arced or arcked)
- (intransitive) To move following a curved path.
- (intransitive) To form an electrical arc.
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[edit] External links
- arc in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- arc in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- arc at OneLook® Dictionary Search
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[edit] French
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arc /aʁk/ m. (plural: arcs /aʁk/)
- bow (weapon)
- arc (curve)
- (geometry) arc, circular arc, circle segment
- arch
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- flèche f.
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[edit] Hungarian
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The original form of the word was orca.
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- IPA: /ˈɒrʦ/
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arc (plural arcok)
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declension of arc
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Latin arcus
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- bow (a weapon)
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declension of arc