arcus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.3 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.3.2 Derived terms 2.3.3 Related terms 2.3.4 Descendants 2.3.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin arcus.

[edit] Noun

arcus (plural arcus)

1. (medicine) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea
2. (meteorology) A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow
3. (entomology) An elastic band around the base of the arolium, a pad at the end of the leg of certain insects
4. (palynology, plural sometimes arci) An arc-shaped band of thickened sexine extending between two apertures on a pollen grain or spore

[edit] Related terms

• arc
• arcuate
• arcus juvenilis
• arcus senilis

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of acrsu
• carus
• cæsura
• scaur

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[edit] Latin

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[edit] Etymology

< PIE *arkw-, "bow, arrow". The English word arrow is a cognate.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈar.kus/

[edit] Noun

arcus (genitive arcūs); m, fourth declension

1. arc
2. bow (arc-shaped weapon used for archery)
3. rainbow

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	arcus	arcūs
genitive	arcūs	arcuum
dative	arcuī	arcibus
accusative	arcum	arcūs
ablative	arcū	arcibus
vocative	arcus	arcūs

[edit] Derived terms

• arcuō

[edit] Related terms

• arcuātus

[edit] Descendants

[edit] See also

• discus
• sagitta