arc
/ɑːk//ɑɹk/
noun
- 1
That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
- 2
A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
- 3
A curve, in general.
- 4
A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
- 5
(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.
- 6
A story arc.
- 7
A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
- 8
A directed edge.
- 9
The three-point line.
- 10
An arclight.
verb
- 1
To move following a curved path.
- 2
To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
- 3
To form an electrical arc.
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