EGAVE

arc

About 14.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. symbol ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Aramaic.
  2. noun That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. noun A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
  4. noun A curve, in general.
    Swing it from side to side in a high arc overhead.
  5. noun A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
  6. noun A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
  7. noun Ellipsis of story arc. A period or phase in a person's life.
    I'm hitting the gym three times a week or more at the moment. I'm in my gym bro arc.
  8. noun A period or phase in a person's life.
    I'm hitting the gym three times a week or more at the moment. I'm in my gym bro arc.

Similar words

electric arc electric discharge arch spark bow curve discharge reactor rainbow semicircle

Often followed by

of the is not in and to welding lamp

Word family

ARC ARCs arced arcing arcs

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