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      arc
      noun
      (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
      A curve, in general.
      (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
      (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
      (by extension, Internet slang) A period or phase in a person's life.
      (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
      (graph theory) A directed edge.
      (basketball, slang) The three-point line.
      (film) An arclight.
      A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
      (nautical, military) The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia).
      (narratology) Ellipsis of story arc. [(narratology) The chronological construction of a plot or storyline, especially one specific to a particular character or plot aspect; an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.]
      (publishing) Acronym of advance reader's copy, a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for review purposes.
      (programming, uncountable) Acronym of automatic reference counting.
      (pathology) Initialism of AIDS-related complex. [(medicine, pathology) A prodromal phase of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.]
      Initialism of American Red Cross.
      (historical) A suggested location where the historical figure Joan of Arc, or her father, were from.
      verb
      (transitive) To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
      (ambitransitive) To move following a curved path.
      (intransitive) To form an electrical arc.
      adjective
      (nautical, military, initialism) ship's prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia.
      Roots
      arcusarc- · Latin · bow, arch
      Synonyms for arc
      archncurvenbownellipsenparabolan
      Words related to arc
      arcographcyclographsubtendedvarciformadjrestrikesubtangentadjarcuateadjexcurvedtacnodeintradosnembowrecurvateadjarrownextradosnbisectrixincurvatevradiusntrisector

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