arc.
THE SHORT MEANINGA curve; a continuous part of a circle.
Ideas & craftMeaning & usage
That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
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.
A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
Ellipsis of story arc.
Ellipsis of story arc. A period or phase in a person's life.
I'm hitting the gym three times a week or more at the moment. I'm in my gym bro arc.
I miss my drawing arc. I feel like I was much more creative back then.
A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
A directed edge.
The three-point line.
An arclight.
Where this word comes from
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.
To move following a curved path.
To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
To form an electrical arc.
Where this word comes from
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.
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