arc
Plural: arcs
Noun
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- a continuous portion of a circle
- something curved in shape
- 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.
- A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
- A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
- Ellipsis of story arc.
- Ellipsis of story arc.
- A period or phase in a person's life.
- A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
- A directed edge.
- The three-point line.
- An arclight.
Verb
Verb Forms: arced, arcked, arcing, arcking, arcs
- To form a curve or move in a curved path.
- form an arch or curve
- "her back arches"
- To move following a curved path.
- To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
- To form an electrical arc.
Examples
- His tiles seemed to arc perfectly across the board for a bingo.
- I miss my drawing arc. I feel like I was much more creative back then.
- I'm hitting the gym three times a week or more at the moment. I'm in my gym bro arc.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
arch, bow, curve, discharge, electric arc, electric discharge, spark, arrow, circle segment, circular arc, directed edge, swoop
Scrabble Score: 5
arc: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordarc: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
arc: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary