arc
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3.2
- noun
- /ɑrk/
:
arco
- The rainbow formed a stunning arc across the sky after the rain.
- arc second
- arc minute
- degree of the arc
So you want to get your shots should have a high arc and come straight down.
- So you want to get your shots should have a high arc and come straight down.
- And then there are some arcs that connect them that might be labeled.
- But that's a a huge arc and it's a very interior arc.
Examples
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Now Gaston turned the blade in a quick arc and leveled it, flat side up, across his midsection.
Fiction book (1992) -
The white-cloaked riders spread out in an arc, blocking the way firmly.
Fiction book (1991) -
One over here, which is this arc and another arc over here.
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Look at the arc on that thing.
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So you want to get your shots should have a high arc and come straight down.
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I threw the ball at a higher arc.
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The pillow has a slight arc to the sides.
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The head ducked down in a slow arc, and the animal inspected the car, snorting.
Fiction book (1990) -
Leia, swinging her new lightsaber in an overlarge arc, was just a shade too slow.
Fiction book (1991) -
Mrs. Rhodes's glance moves in an arc, settling on the air letter in Laila's lap.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.2
A curved part of a road, river, pipe, or body
5
3.7
A curved shape like an arch
1
1.9
A form that bends smoothly without sharp angles, like a rainbow
Compounds
3
4.3
A young French woman who leads soldiers against the English and later becomes a saint
- Archaic
1
5.3
A lamp that makes very bright light by a steady electric spark between two metal rods
- Archaic
1
8.1
A lamp that makes very bright light when electricity jumps between two metal rods
- Archaic
1
7.7
Electricity between two carbon rods makes very bright light and strong heat
- Specialized
1
5.4
A bright, very hot flow of electricity across a gap that makes light and heat
- Specialized
1
7.0
A path of nerve cells that sends quick signals for body reactions, like the knee-jerk
- Archaic
An electric lamp that makes very bright light by an arc of electricity between two carbon rods
- Specialized
A machine that uses an electric arc to melt metal to make steel
- Specialized
A support outside a building that holds up tall walls, like in old churches
How Curved
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arc comes from the Latin word arcus, which meant 'bow' or 'arch', so picture the curved shape of a bow when you hear arc. That's why we call a curved line or the curved part of a story an 'arc'.