ARC

discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge

(noun) electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

arc

(noun) a continuous portion of a circle

bow, arc

(noun) something curved in shape

arch, curve, arc

(verb) form an arch or curve; “her back arches”; “her hips curve nicely”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

arc (plural arcs)

(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.]

(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.]

A curve, in general. [from 17th c.]

A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape. [from 17th c.]

(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning. [from 19th c.]

A story arc. [from 20th c.]

(mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.

(graph theory) A directed edge.

(basketball, slang) The three-point line.

(film) An arclight.

Synonyms

• (curve): curve, swoop

• (circular arc): circular arc, circle segment

• (directed edge): arrow, directed edge

Verb

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

(ambitransitive) To move following a curved path.

(transitive) To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.

(intransitive) To form an electrical arc.

Anagrams

• CAR, CRA, Car, RAC, RCA, acr-, car, rac-

Noun

ARC (countable and uncountable, plural ARCs)

Acronym of advanced reader's copy, a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for review purposes

(pathology) Initialism of AIDS-related complex.

Proper noun

ARC

Initialism of American Red Cross.

Anagrams

• CAR, CRA, Car, RAC, RCA, acr-, car, rac-

Source: Wiktionary

Arc, n. Etym: [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See Arch, n.]

1. (Geom.)

Definition: A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.

2. 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. An arch. [Obs.] Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. Milton.

4. 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. Electric arc, Voltaic arc. See under Voltaic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition