ARCS

arc

 (ärk)

n.

1. Something shaped like a curve or arch: the vivid arc of a rainbow.

2. Mathematics A segment of a circle.

3. An electric arc.

4. Astronomy The apparent path of a celestial body as it rises above and falls below the horizon.

5. A progression of events suggesting narrative cohesion, especially one that rises to a climax and settles to a final conclusion.

intr.v. arced (ärkt), arc·ing (är′kĭng), arcs

1. To form an arc.

2. To move or seem to move in a curved path: the stars that arc across the sky.

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[Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus.]

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ARC

abbr.

1. AIDS-related complex

2. American Red Cross

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ARCS

abbreviation for

Associate of the Royal College of Science

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Translations

archi