arc en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- ärk (General-American)
- äk (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɑɹk/ (General-American)
- /ɑːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcus Old French arcbor. Middle English ark English arc Inherited from Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Doublet of arch, arco, and arrow.
Meanings
- That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
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A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
The arc of a circle may be very little, but, given that, it is possible to construct the entire figure.
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
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A curve, in general.
Swing it from side to side in a high arc overhead.
an arc of pupils around their teacher.
- A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
- (qualifier:electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of story arc.
alt of story arc
For while most comics have designated entry points into the story in the form of arcs, Homestuck is one elaborate, self-referencing inside joke collapsed inside its own funhouse mirror reflection.
2015 February 24, Lilian Min, “How the Internet Invented a New Kind of Storytelling”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2015:
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(Internet, broadly) Ellipsis of story arc. ▸ A period or phase in a person's life.
I miss my drawing arc. I feel like I was much more creative back then.
I'm hitting the gym three times a week or more at the moment. I'm in my gym bro arc.
- A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
- A directed edge.
- (slang) The three-point line.
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An arclight.
For all practical purposes the old carbon arcs, which were the backbone of film lighting, are no longer used.
2012, Kris Malkiewicz, Film Lighting:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arcs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
arc of history · penalty arc · arcsecond · biarc · circumhorizontal arc · xenon arc lamp · redemptive arc · arc cosecant · arcover · arc flash · island arc · arc-second · arc weld · arc converter · arc-connected · reflex arc · arclength · arc-over · arcjet · backarc · arc welder's disease · arc minute · electric arc · arc lamp · redemption arc · semiarc · arclet · behind the arc · arc-lamp · arc cosine · arc spring · arc welder · minute of arc · arc-hyperbolic function · oxyarc · arc second · arc length · arc elasticity · forearc · arclike · narrative arc · arc-fault circuit interrupter · electric arc furnace · hyperarc · arcual · arc eye · arc welding · nocturnal arc · great-circle arc · subhelic arc · arc-form pearly mussel · character arc · second of arc · arc-boutant · Poulsen arc · arc fault · arc transmitter · arc secant · multiarc · xenon arc · arc cotangent · diurnal arc · arc blast · arc resistance · arcminute · arcweld · subarc · carbon arc · great circle arc · mercury arc rectifier · arcdegree · arc light · tropical arc
Descendants
Synonyms
circle segment (circular arc) · swoop (curve) · arrow (directed edge) · directed edge (directed edge) · curve (curve) · circular arc (circular arc)
Translations (110)
sq hark (geometry: part of a curve) · nn lysboge (electric discharge) · de Bogen (curve) · nn boge (curve) · hy աղեղ (geometry: part of a curve) · nb bue (geometry: part of a curve) · nl boog (curve) · tr yay (geometry: part of a curve) · ro arc (geometry: part of a curve) · nb bue (curve) · tl bantok (geometry: part of a curve) · it arco (curve) · ga arc (mathematics: mapping) · nb boge (geometry: part of a curve) · mi pewa (curve) · hu körív (geometry: part of a curve) · io arko (geometry: part of a curve) · vi vòng cung (geometry: part of a curve) · hy աղեղ (curve) · eo arko (curve) · ja アーク放電 (electric discharge) · nb kurve (curve) · fi kaari (geometry: part of a curve) · gl arco (geometry: part of a curve) · da bue (geometry: part of a curve) · mi tāwhana (curve) · ro arc (curve) · gl curva (curve) · hu ív (electric discharge) · nv ahééʼídzoh (curve) · sv båge (curve) · az qövs (geometry: part of a curve) · qu q'iwi (curve) · tr kavis (curve) · io arko (curve) · sv kurva (mathematics: mapping) · ru а́рка (geometry: part of a curve) · nn krumming (curve) · ml ചാപം (geometry: part of a curve) · fi käyrä (mathematics: mapping) · hu ív (curve) · it arco (geometry: part of a curve) · ga arc (geometry: part of a curve) · sv ljusbåge (electric discharge) · it curva in forma parametrica (mathematics: mapping) · ms lengkuk (geometry: part of a curve) · es arco (electric discharge) · tr kavis (geometry: part of a curve) · de Kurve (curve) · nb krumming (curve) · ms arka (electric discharge) · fi valokaari (electric discharge) · cs oblouk (geometry: part of a curve) · ru дуга́ (geometry: part of a curve) · es arco (geometry: part of a curve) · hu ív (geometry: part of a curve) · nn ljosboge (electric discharge) · de Lichtbogen (electric discharge) · sv kurva (curve) · nn boge (geometry: part of a curve) · ar قَوْس (geometry: part of a curve) · haw kaula (geometry: part of a curve) · es curva (curve) · cmn 弧 (geometry: part of a curve) · fa کمان (geometry: part of a curve) · hu ívkisülés (electric discharge) · fa کمان (curve) · cmn 弧形 (curve) · ko 원호 (geometry: part of a curve) · eo arko (geometry: part of a curve) · fr arc (electric discharge) · nl boog (geometry: part of a curve) · nv názhah (geometry: part of a curve) · fr arc (curve) · la arcus (curve) · pl łuk (geometry: part of a curve) · bg дъга (curve) · pt arco (geometry: part of a curve) · nn kurve (curve) · ms lengkung (geometry: part of a curve) · ca arc (geometry: part of a curve) · io arko (mathematics: mapping) · sv kurva (geometry: part of a curve) · pt arco (electric discharge) · nb lysbue (electric discharge) · ms lengkok (geometry: part of a curve) · fa قوس (electric discharge) · sk oblúk (curve) · ja アーク (electric discharge) · ru дуга́ (curve) · sv båge (geometry: part of a curve) · mi pewa (geometry: part of a curve) · de Kreisbogen (geometry: part of a curve) · ja 円弧 (geometry: part of a curve) · ar مُنْحَنَى (geometry: part of a curve) · tl bantok (curve) · fa خم (curve) · cs oblouk (curve) · tr eğri (curve) · de Bogen (geometry: part of a curve) · nb krumning (curve) · de Arkus (geometry: part of a curve) · la arcus (geometry: part of a curve) · fr arc de courbe (geometry: part of a curve) · ja 弧 (curve) · nb boge (curve) · pt curva (curve) · fi kaari (curve) · tr ark (electric discharge) · io arko (electric discharge)