ARC
\ˈɑːk], \ˈɑːk], \ˈɑː_k]\
Definitions of ARC
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.
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A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant.
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An arch.
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The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night.
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To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.
By Oddity Software
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A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.
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A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant.
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An arch.
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The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night.
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To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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Any part of the body resembling an arch in form: as the Arch of the colon, (F.) Arc du colon, -the transverse portion of that intestine :-Arch of the Aorta, Arcus aorte, (F.) Crosse de l' Aorte, &c., the turn which the aorta takes in the thorax.
By Robley Dunglison
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