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ARC

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[ ahrk ]

noun



ARC

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or A.R.C.

abbreviation for

  1. American Red Cross.

arc

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[ ahrk ]

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)

arced or arcked, arcing or arcking.
  1. to form an electric arc.
  2. to move in a curve suggestive of an arc.

ARC

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abbreviation for

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

arc

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/ ɑː /

noun

  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
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verb

  1. intr to form an arc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

prefix

  1. maths specifying an inverse trigonometric function: usually written arcsin , arctan , arcsec , etc, or sometimes –1 , ٲ–1 , –1 , etc
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arc

  1. A segment of a circle.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ARC1

1350–1400; Middle English ark < Latin arcus bow, arch, curve
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ARC1

C14: from Old French, from Latin arcus bow, arch
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Before leading students step by step through an original dance routine, Cohen details a narrative arc to inform the energy he wants to elicit, while providing a hint of context for the pop hit that he will play at the very end.

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It turns out to be a seriously deep dive about two very funny peope and the arc of their career together.

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That video game and “The Last of Us 2” were co-created by Neil Druckmann, who realized its TV adaptation beside fellow series creator Craig Mazin and, as we've seen, decided against deviating from the character's original arc.

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Now, it’s early March and Macht’s on the set of “Suits LA” on the NBCUniversal lot putting the finishing touches on his three-episode arc, which was crammed into roughly a week of filming: “I really thought I was shutting the door on this character at the end of the original,” says Macht, with a set of dark-framed glasses the only thing distinguishing him from his character during a break.

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Reid won’t make six of his nine shots from behind the arc in every game, as he did on Saturday.

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