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arc

  [ahrk] noun, verb, arced  [ahrkt] or arcked, arc⋅ing  [ahr-king] or arck⋅ing.
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–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 spark 1 (def. 2).
3. Astronomy. the part of a circle representing the apparent course of a heavenly body.
4. anything bow-shaped.
–verb (used without object)
5. to form an electric arc.
6. to move in a curve suggestive of an arc.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME ark < L arcus bow, arch, curve

ARC

  [ahrk]
–noun
Pathology. AIDS-related complex.

ARC

 
American Red Cross.
Also, A.R.C.

Arc, d'

  [dark]
–noun
Jeanne  [zhahn] . Joan of Arc.
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arc   (ärk)   
n.  
  1. Something shaped like a curve or arch: the vivid arc of a rainbow.
  2. Mathematics A segment of a circle.
  3. An electric arc.
  4. Astronomy The apparent path of a celestial body as it rises above and falls below the horizon.
intr.v.   arced (ärkt), arc·ing (är'kĭng), arcs
  1. To form an arc.
  2. To move or seem to move in a curved path: the stars that arc across the sky.

[Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus.]
ARC 1   (ärk)   
n.  A combination of symptoms, including fever, lymphadenopathy, blood abnormalities, and susceptibility to opportunistic infections that is a precursor to AIDS in some individuals infected with HIV.

[A(IDS)-r(elated) c(omplex).]
ARC 2  
abbr.  American Red Cross
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Arc

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

1. (Geom.) 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.

Arc

Arc\ ([aum]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Arcked ([aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Arcking.] (Elec.) To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.
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Language Translation for : arc
Spanish: arco,
German: der Kreisbogen,
Japanese: 弧
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arc 
c.1386, 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: arc
Pronunciation: 'ärk
Function: noun
1 : an arched or curved anatomical part, distance, or pathway —see REFLEX ARC
2 : a sustained luminous discharge of electricity across a gap in a circuit or between electrodes

Main Entry: ARC
Function: abbreviation
1 AIDS-related complex
2 American Red Cross
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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arc (ärk)
n.
A curved line or segment of a circle.

ARC abbr.
AIDS-related complex

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arc   (ärk)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A segment of a circle.
  2. See electric arc.

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ARC
Advanced RISC Computing Specification

arc
1. An old archive format for IBM PC. The format is now so obscure that it is only likely to be supported by jack-of-all-trades decompression programs such as WINZIP.
2. An edge in a tree. "branch" is a generally more common synonym.
(1998-12-29)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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ARC
  1. Addiction Research Center
  2. advance readers copy
  3. AIDS-related complex
  4. amateur radio club
  5. American Red Cross
  6. [National Aeronautics and Space Administration] Ames Research Center
  7. Appalachian Regional Commission
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