| ARC 1 (ärk) n. A combination of symptoms, including fever, lymphadenopathy, blood abnormalities, and susceptibility to opportunistic infections that is a precursor to AIDS in some individuals infected with HIV. |
| ARC 2 abbr. American Red Cross |
| 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. intr.v. arced (ärkt), arc·ing (är  k ng), arcs 1. To form an arc. 2. To move or seem to move in a curved path: the stars that arc across the sky. [Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus.] |
arc [ɑːk]
n
1. something curved in shape
2. part of an unbroken curved line
3. (Physics / General Physics) a luminous discharge that occurs when an electric current flows between two electrodes or any other two surfaces separated by a small gap and a high potential difference
4. (Astronomy) Astronomy a circular section of the apparent path of a celestial body
5. (Mathematics) Maths a section of a curve, graph, or geometric figure
vb, arcs arcking, arcked
(intr) to form an arc
prefix
(Mathematics) Maths specifying an inverse trigonometric function: usually written arcsin, arctan, arcsec, etc., or sometimes sin-1, tan-1, sec-1, etc.
[from Old French, from Latin arcus bow, arch]
ARC
abbreviation for
(Medicine / Pathology) AIDS-related complex: an early condition in which a person infected with the AIDS virus may suffer from such mild symptoms as loss of weight, fever, etc.
| arc (ärk) 1. A segment of a circle. 2. See electric arc. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  arc - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric fieldbrush discharge - discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire, corona - an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere flashover - an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator) electrical conduction - the passage of electricity through a conductor |
| 2. |  arc - a continuous portion of a circle limb - the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant" curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes circle - ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle" sector - a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle | |
| 3. |  arc - something curved in shape rainbow - an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes | |
| Verb | 1. |  arc - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"camber - curve upward in the middle |
arc
Translations
arc
n → Bogen m
ARC [ˌeɪɑːˈsiː] n abbr
arc [ɑːk] n → arco
a. =Aids Related Complex → ARC m
b. =American Red Cross → C.R.I. f
arc [ɑːk] n → arco
n arc [aːk]
a part of the line which forms a circle or other curve. boog قَوْس дъга oblouk bue der Kreisbogen τόξο arco kaar قوس؛ نیم دایره kaari arc קֶשֶת वृत्तांश luk ív lengkung bogi arco 弧 원호 lankas loks lengkung boog, cirkelboog bue łuk arco arc дуга oblúk lok luk cirkelbåge ส่วนโค้ง yay 圓弧 дуга دائرے یا قوس کا ایک حصہ hình cung 弧
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