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ARC
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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.

[A(IDS)-r(elated) c(omplex).]

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 (ärkng), 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
Noun
1. something curved in shape
2. Maths a section of a circle or other curve
3. Electricity a stream of very bright light that forms when an electric current flows across a small gap between two electrodes
Verb
to form an arc [Latin arcus bow, arch]

ARC AIDS-related complex: relatively mild symptoms suffered in the early stages of infection with the AIDS virus
arc  (ärk)
1. A segment of a circle.
2. See electric arc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ARCarc - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
brush 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.ARCarc - 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.ARCarc - 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
Verb1.ARCarc - form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"
camber - curve upward in the middle
bend, flex - form a curve; "The stick does not bend"

arc
Translations

arc [ɑːk] narco
arc [ɑːk] narc m
ARC n abbr (= American Red Cross) → DRK nt
arc [ɑːk] nBogen m
ARC n abbr (= American Red Cross) → C.R.I. f (= Croce Rossa Italiana)
arc [ɑːk] narco

arc
n arc [aːk]
a part of the line which forms a circle or other curve. boogقَوْسдъгаobloukbueder Kreisbogenτόξοarcokaarقوس؛ نیم دایرهkaariarcקֶשֶתवृत्तांशlukívlengkungbogiarco(원)호lankaslokslengkungboog, cirkelboogbuełukarcoarcдугаoblúkloklukcirkelbågeส่วนโค้งyayдугаدائرے یا قوس کا ایک حصہhình cung

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