arc
That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
Noun 4 meanings
That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
A curve, in general.
“Swing it from side to side in a high arc overhead.”
A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
Verb 3 meanings
To move following a curved path.
To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
To form an electrical arc.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Doublet of arch, arco, and arrow.
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ARC at a glance
ARC has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (A 1 + R 1 + C 3) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,915 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with arc
All rhymes- MARC8
- NARC6
- COENOSARC13
- ECTOSARC12
- ENDOSARC11
- FUTHARC15
- PERISARC12
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