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kɪŋ noun
1.
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
2.
Also called electric arc. Electricity. a luminous bridge formed in a gap between two electrodes. Compare spark1 ( def 2 ).
3.
Astronomy. the part of a circle representing the apparent course of a heavenly body.
4.
anything bow-shaped.
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noun
Pathology, AIDS-related complex.
ARC
American Red Cross.
Also, A.R.C.
noun
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arc (ɑːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something curved in shape |
| 2. | part of an unbroken curved line |
| 3. | a luminous discharge that occurs when an electric current flows between two electrodes or any other two surfaces separated by a small gap and a high potential difference |
| 4. | astronomy a circular section of the apparent path of a celestial body |
| 5. | maths a section of a curve, graph, or geometric figure |
| —vb , arcs, arcing, arced, arcs, arcking, arcked | |
| 6. | (intr) to form an arc |
| —prefix | |
| 7. | maths specifying an inverse trigonometric function: usually written arcsin, arctan, arcsec, etc, or sometimes sin--1, tan--1, sec--1, etc |
| [C14: from Old French, from Latin arcus bow, arch] | |
| ARC | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| AIDS-related complex: an early condition in which a person infected with the AIDS virus may suffer from such mild symptoms as loss of weight, fever, etc | |
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Word Origin & History
arc
late 14c., from O.Fr. arc, from L. arcus "a bow, arch," from PIE base *arqu- "bowed, curved" (cf. Goth. arhvazna "arrow," O.E. earh, O.N. ör). Electrical sense is from 1821.
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Medical Dictionary
arc (ärk)
n.
A curved line or segment of a circle.
ARC abbr.
AIDS-related complex
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Science Dictionary
arc  (ärk) Pronunciation Key
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
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ARC
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Example sentences
Some of the chains are curved to form an arc shape, and are the origin of the term island arc.
And eventually, over the story-arc of the second and third film, you will see other worlds as well.
Arc levels are normally low in a cell but increase considerably when neuronal activity has taken place.
Today many people can't tell me how the arc of the sun changes during the seasons.
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