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ARC

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[ahrk]

noun

  1. Pathology.AIDS-related complex.

ARC

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Or A.R.C.

abbreviation

  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.

  3. Astronomy.the part of a circle representing the apparent course of a heavenly body.

  4. anything bow-shaped.

verb (used without object)

arced, arcked, arcing, arcking. 

  1. to form an electric arc.

  2. to move in a curve suggestive of an arc.

ARC

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abbreviation

  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

“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

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

“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

  1. A segment of a circle.

  2. See electric arc

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of arc1

1350–1400; Middle English ark < Latin arcus bow, arch, curve
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of arc1

C14: from Old French, from Latin arcus bow, arch
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They were pitching her, detailing their plans for the series and Abby’s arc and asking her to trust them.

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I knew my job was to arc him to rise to power and achieve a certain level of power by the end.

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In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, Janelle James discusses her character’s arc on “Abbott Elementary,” and Aaron Pierre details the training required to master the “seamless” action of “Rebel Ridge.”

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Stand-up has definitely prepared me for this whole Ava arc of people being like, “I don’t like her.”

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French troops marched down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées alongside tanks and armored vehicles as fighter jets swooshed over the Arc de Triomphe.

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