Definitions for arc
ɑrk; ˈɑr kɪŋarc

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric dischargenoun

   electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

2. arcnoun

   a continuous portion of a circle

3. bow, arcverb

   something curved in shape

4. arch, curve, arcverb

   form an arch or curve

   "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. arcnoun

   That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.

2. arcnoun

   A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of an other curve.

3. arcnoun

   A curve, in general.

4. arcnoun

   A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.

5. arcnoun

   A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.

6. arcnoun

   A story arc.

7. arcnoun

   A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically ) into a space.

8. arcnoun

   A directed edge.

9. arcverb

   To move following a curved path.

10. arcverb

    To form an electrical arc.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Arcnoun

   Etymology: arcus, Lat.

   1. A segment; a part of a circle; not more than a semicircle.

   Their segments, or arcs, for the most part, exceeded not the third part of a circle. Isaac Newton, Opticks.

   2. An arch.

   Load some vain church with old theatrick state,
   Turn arcs of triumph to a garden gate;
   Reverse your ornaments, and hang them all
   On some patch’d dog-hole ek’d with ends of wall. Alexander Pope.

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1. arc

   An arc is a portion or segment of a curved line, often described in the context of a circle or ellipse. It is a continuous piece of a curve, typically associated with the edges of a circle or any other curved figure. Additionally, in mathematics, an arc can also refer to an interval of length, surface, or space in some other curved geometrical figures.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Arcnoun

   a portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse

2. Arcnoun

   a curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant

3. Arcnoun

   an arch

4. Arcnoun

   the apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night

5. Etymology: [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See Arch, n.]

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1. ARC

   ARC is a lossless data compression and archival format by System Enhancement Associates. It was very popular during the early days of networked dial-up BBS. The file format and the program were both called ARC. The ARC program made obsolete the previous use of a combination of the SQ program to compress files and the LU program to create .LBR archives, by combining both compression and archiving functions into a single program. Unlike ZIP, ARC is incapable of compressing entire directory trees. The format was subject to controversy in the 1980s—an important event in debates over what would later be known as open formats. The .arc file extension is often used for several file archive-like file types. For example, the Internet Archive uses its own ARC format to store multiple web resources into a single file. The FreeArc archiver also uses .arc extension, but uses a completely different file format. Nintendo uses an unrelated 'ARC' format for resources, such as MIDI and voice samples, in GameCube and Wii games. Several unofficial extractors exist for this type of ARC file.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Arc

   ärk, n. a segment of a circle or other curve. [O. Fr.—L. arcus, a bow.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arc

   The segment of a circle or any curved line, by which all angles are measured.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arc

   (Fr.). A bow; an arch in building.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arc

   Arc to myself I've come to learn can possiblly be the central point of a curved half circle in structure and arc example pictorially could example the arc memorial erected in Washington and as well Chicago if I recall. If need an image view to o add with the reading definition of an arc.

   The washington and Chicago erceted structures.

   
   

   Submitted by truthfullessons1205 on December 9, 2021  

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1. ARC

   What does ARC stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ARC acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Bend
   • Curve
   • Electrical Conduction

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Anagrams for arc »

1. car

2. Car

3. CAR

4. RAC

5. RCA

How to pronounce arc?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say arc in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of arc in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of arc in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of arc in a Sentence

1. Mikhail Tatarnikov:

   To be honest, all they have in common is the composer, that's in fact where the interest and the challenge of the production lies -- to stage three different stories while still creating an arc of tension among them.

2. Liz Karan:

   It has been a long arc from the first time the question was raised, to where we are now.

3. Michael Whitesides:

   Mutual aid groups were giving our care packages with food and to-go bags while NYIC and Immigrant Arc assisted with legal services.

4. Stewart McLaurin:

   It is not our role to say,' Do this, do that.' That is up to the first lady and her team, we have worked with 12 presidents since the Kennedys, and we naturally have a longer arc of knowledge as to what is needed, or what would be a good investment, but our role is not to criticize. We want to be supportive.

5. Le Pen:

   The government has been forced to remove the European Union flag from the Arc de Triomphe, a beautiful patriotic victory at the start of 2022.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=arc
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Arc
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=arc
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arc
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=arc
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=arc
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=arc
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=arc