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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
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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.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ARC
Function: abbreviation
1 AIDS-related complex
2 American Red Cross
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Medical Dictionary

ARC abbr.
AIDS-related complex

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Science Dictionary
arc   (ärk)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A segment of a circle.

  2. See electric arc.


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