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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

'ARC, n. [L. arcus, a bow, vault or arch; arcuo, to bend; Gr. beginning, origin; to begin, to be the author or chief. The Greek word has a different application, but is probably from the same root as arcus, from the sense of springing or stretching, shooting up, rising, which gives the sense of a vault, or bow, as well as of chief or head. Heb. to weave; to desire, or long for, to ascend. Gr.; L. fragro; and the sense of arch is from stretching upwards, ascending. From arc or arch comes the sense of bending, deviating and cunning.]
In geometry, any part of the circumference of a circle, or curved line, lying from one point to another; a segment, or part of a circle, not more than a semicircle.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge]
2: a continuous portion of a circle
3: something curved in shape [syn: bow, arc] v
1: form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" [syn: arch, curve, arc]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. AIDS-related complex 2. American Red Cross

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ark, from Anglo-French arc bow, from Latin arcus bow, arch, arc — more at arrow Date: 14th century 1. the apparent path described above and below the horizon by a celestial body (as the sun) 2. a. something arched or curved b. a curved path <the arc of a fly ball> 3. a sustained luminous discharge of electricity across a gap in a circuit or between electrodes; also arc lamp 4. a continuous portion (as of a circle or ellipse) of a curved line 5. degree measurement on the circumference of a circle — used especially in the phrase of arc <11 minutes 3 seconds of arc> 6. a continuous progression or line of development <a story's dramatic arc> II. intransitive verb (arced; arcing) Date: 1893 1. to form an electric arc 2. to follow an arc-shaped course III. adjective Etymology: arc sine arc or angle (corresponding to the) sine (of so many degrees) Date: circa 1949 inverse 2 — used with the trigonometric functions and hyperbolic functions

Oxford Reference Dictionary

abbr. 1 (in the UK) Agricultural Research Council. 2 Aids-related complex.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 part of the circumference of a circle or any other curve. 2 Electr. a luminous discharge between two electrodes. --v.intr. (arced; arcing) form an arc. Phrases and idioms: arc lamp (or light) a light source using an electric arc. arc welding a method of using an electric arc to melt metals to be welded. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L arcus bow, curve

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Arc Arc ([aum]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Arcked ([aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Arcking.] (Elec.) To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. --Milton. 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(arcs) 1. An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement. The Aleutian chain is a long arc of islands in the North Pacific. N-COUNT 2. In geometry, an arc is a part of the line that forms the outside of a circle. (TECHNICAL) N-COUNT

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	ARC
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AAL
FAA District	NONE
State	AK
State	ALASKA
County	UPPER YUKON
County State	AK
City Name	ARCTIC VILLAGE
Full Name	ARCTIC VILLAGE
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"ARCTIC VILLAGE, AK 97781"
Elevation	2092
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	POINT BARROW
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	01
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	SW
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGY
Control Tower	N
Air Taxi	001452
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	000175
Military Aircraft Operations	000001
Latitude	68.1146694444
Longitude	-145.5794152778
State FIPS code	02
State Postal Code	AK
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	1596
Version	09

Moby Thesaurus

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