arc

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”).

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A geometric arc, upper right.
An electric arc between two nails.

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arc (plural arcs)

  1. (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon. [from 14th c.]
  2. (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of an other curve. [from 16th c.]
  3. A curve, in general. [from 17th c.]
  4. A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape. [from 17th c.]
  5. (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning. [from 19th c.]
  6. A story arc. [from 20th c.]
  7. (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
  8. (graph theory) A directed edge.

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geometry: part of a curve
curve
electric discharge
mathematics: mapping
directed edge — see directed edge

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arc (third-person singular simple present arcs, present participle arcing or arcking, simple past and past participle arced or arcked)

  1. (intransitive) To move following a curved path.
    • 2011 February 4, Gareth Roberts, “Wales 19-26 England”, BBC:
      Gatland's side got back to within striking distance when fly-half Jones's clever pass sent centre Jonathan Davies arcing round Shontayne Hape.
  2. (intransitive) To form an electrical arc.

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arc m. (oblique plural ars, nominative singular ars, nominative plural arc)

  1. bow (weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string)

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From Latin arcus

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arc m. (plural arcs)

  1. bow (weapon)
  2. (music) bow (used to play string instruments)
  3. (geometry) arc
  4. (architecture) arch

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[edit] French

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From Latin arcus (“bow, arch”).

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[edit] Noun

arc m. (plural arcs)

  1. bow (weapon)
  2. arc (curve)
  3. (geometry) arc, circular arc, circle segment
  4. arch

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Etymology

The original form of the word was orca.

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  • IPA: /ˈɒrts/

[edit] Noun

arc (plural arcok)

  1. face

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declension of arc
singular plural
nominative arc arcok
accusative arcot arcokat
dative arcnak arcoknak
instrumental arccal arcokkal
causal-final arcért arcokért
translative arccá arcokká
terminative arcig arcokig
essive-formal arcként arcokként
essive-modal - -
inessive arcban arcokban
superessive arcon arcokon
adessive arcnál arcoknál
illative arcba arcokba
sublative arcra arcokra
allative archoz arcokhoz
elative arcból arcokból
delative arcról arcokról
ablative arctól arcoktól
possessives of arc
possessor singular possession plural possession
1st person sing. arcom arcaim
2nd person sing. arcod arcaid
3rd person sing. arca arcai
1st person plural arcunk arcaink
2nd person plural arcotok arcaitok
3rd person plural arcuk arcaik

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[edit] Old French

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arc m. (oblique plural ars, nominative singular ars, nominative plural arc)

  1. bow (weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string)

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[edit] Old High German

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arc

  1. Alternative form of arg.

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  • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin arcus.

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arc n. (plural arcuri)

  1. bow (a weapon)

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declension of arc
singular plural
gender n. indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative un arc arcul niște arcuri arcurile
genitive/dative unui arc arcului unor arcuri arcurilor

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