arc
Meaning of arc
noun
- a part of a curve, especially a part of the circumference of a circle.
the point where a tangential line touches the arc of a circle
- a luminous electrical discharge between two electrodes or other points.
modern welding generators are designed so that there is a high voltage for striking the arc
- (in a novel, play, or film) the development or resolution of the narrative or principal theme.
his transformation provides the emotional arc of the story
- move with a curving trajectory.
the ball arced across the room
- form an electric arc.
the outage was caused by a bad switch that arced
I have no idea whether they touched the power lines or arced
late Middle English (denoting the path of a celestial object, especially the sun, from horizon to horizon): via Old French from Latin arcus ‘bow, curve’.
abbreviation, singular proper noun- (in the UK) Agricultural Research Council.
- AIDS-related complex.
Information about arc
- The plural form of arc is: arcs.
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CatalanHyphenation of arc
arc
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- arc is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
arc synonyms
Meaning discharge:
Meaning bow:
Meaning arch:
Meaning a curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit:
Meaning a thing which has the shape of a single curve that is broad in the centre and tapers to a point at each end:
Meaning a half of a circle or of its circumference:
Meaning the fact of being curved or the degree to which something is curved:
Meaning a game played on ice, especially in Scotland and Canada, in which large round flat stones are slid across the surface towards a mark. Members of a team use brooms to sweep the surface of the ice in th:
Meaning form or cause to form into a curved or spiral shape:
Meaning change or cause to change direction abruptly:
Meaning turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly:
Meaning move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point:
Meaning fly or rise high in the air:
Meaning move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner:
Meaning (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings:
Meaning go up or climb:
Meaning climb up (stairs, a hill, or other rising surface):
Meaning go or come up a (slope or staircase); ascend:
Anagrams of arc
Words that rhyme with arc
barc, Boisdarc, Cearc, lharc, futharc, semiarc, Marc, marc, Bomarc, narc, parc, Duparc, Desarc, perisarc, Endosarc, acrosarc, caulosarc, coenosarc, ectosarc, endosarc, entosarc, lymphosarc, myxochondrofibrosarc
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