Found 2 items, similar to arc.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: arc arc n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field [syn: discharge, spark, electric arc, electric discharge ] 2: a continuous portion of a circle 3: something curved in shape [syn: bow] [also: arcking, arcked] arc v : form an arch or curve; “her back arches”; “her hips curve nicely” [syn: arch, curve] [also: arcking, arcked]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Arc Arc \Arc\, n. [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See Arch, n.] 1. (Geom.) A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse. [1913 Webster] 2. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant. [1913 Webster] 3. An arch. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night. [1913 Webster] Electric arc, Voltaic arc. See under Voltaic. [1913 Webster] Arc \Arc\ ([aum]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Arcked ([aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Arcking.] (Elec.) To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]