arc

[Arc]

An arc is a curve. You can describe the bend of a rainbow as an arc.

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A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.

Noun
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

Noun
a continuous portion of a circle

Noun
something curved in shape

Verb
form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

n.
A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.

n.
A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant.

n.
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.

Arc

Arc , n. [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See Arch, n.] 1. (Geom.) A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse. 2. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant. 3. An arch. [Obs.]

Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs.

4. 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. Electric arc, Voltaic arc. See under Voltaic.

A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.

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Usage Examples

The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties.

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