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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  arc
       
          1.  An old archive format for IBM PC.
          The format is now so obscure that it is only likely to be
          supported by jack-of-all-trades decompression programs such as
          WINZIP.
       
          edge+in+a+tree.++"{branch" rel="nofollow">2.  An edge in a tree.  "{branch" is a
          generally more common synonym.
       
          (1998-12-29)

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  ARC
       
          Advanced RISC Computing Specification

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  ARC
       Advanced RISC Computing [architecture] (ACE, RISC)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     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.
  
     3. An arch. [Obs.]
  
              Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. --Milton.
  
     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.
  
     Electric arc, Voltaic arc. See under Voltaic.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  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]
       v : form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve
           nicely" [syn: arch, curve]
       [also: arcking, arcked]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  arc
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 (ετικ γεωμετρία οπλισμός γλ=fr) το τόξο
     2 (ετ αρχιτ fr) η αψίδα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  arc
     French n.
     1 bow#Noun (gloss: weapon)
     2 arc (gloss: curve)
     3 (lb fr geometry) arc, circular arc, circle segment
     4 (lb fr architecture) arch
     5 (lb fr fiction) story arc
     Friulian n.
     1 bow (weapon)
     2 (lb fur architecture) arch
     Irish alt.
     (alter ga earc)
     Irish n.
     1 piglet
     2 diminutive animal or person
     Irish n.
     (lb ga mathematics geometry) (l en arc)
     Irish n.
     (alternative form of ga earc t=lizard; reptile)
     Occitan n.
     1 bow
     2 arch, arc
     Old High German a.
     (alternative form of goh arg)
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     1 bee, wasp<ref name=dwelly>''arc'' in (R:Dwelly); accessed on
  7 May 2015.</ref>
     2 impost, tax<ref name=dwelly/>
     3 "Femen."<ref name=dwelly/> (rfclarify: gd)<!--
  The only references to Femen (besides the modern feminine rights
  movement) concern a plain in Ireland, or a battle fought there.
  Kibi78704 -->

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  arc-
     pre.
     1 (lb en mathematics) (n-g: Used to form the names of inverse
  trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions.)
     2 (lb en mathematics sometimes proscribed) (alt form en ar-) (n-g:
  used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the
  symbols for these functions.) Category:en:Trigonometric functions
  Category:en:Hyperbolic functions Category:en:Functions

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Arc
     n.
     (lb en historical) A suggested location where the historical figure
  (w: Joan of Arc), or her father, were from.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ARC
     n.
     1 (lb en publishing) (acronym of en advance reader-'s 's copy
  nodot=1), a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for
  review purposes.
     2 (lb en pathology) (initialism of en AIDS-related complex)
     3 (lb en programming uncountable) (acronym of en w:Automatic
  Reference Counting)
     n.
     {initialism+of|en|(w:+American+Red+Cross)" rel="nofollow">{initialism of|en|(w: American Red Cross)
     a.
     (c en Ship prefixes) (lb en nautical military initialism) (l en
  ship)'s (l en prefix) for warships of the navy of (l en Colombia).
     n.
     (lb en nautical military) The (l en Colombian) Navy (gloss: Armada de
  la República de Colombia).
     Spanish a.
     (C es Ship prefixes) (lb es military nautical) (m en ARC); ship
  prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia
     Spanish alt.
     (C es Ship prefixes) (lb es military nautical) (m en ARC); ship
  prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia
     Spanish n.
     (lb es military nautical) (m en ARC); (abbreviation of es armada
  Armada de la republica República de Colombia)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  arc
     n.
     1 (lb en astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body
  appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon. (from
  14th c.)
     2 (lb en geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle
  (circular arc) or of another curve. (from 16th c.)
     3 A curve, in general. (from 17th c.) Category:en:Curves
     4 A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that
  shape. (from 17th c.)
     5 (lb en electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium;
  especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as
  lightning. (from 19th c.)
     6 A story arc. (from 20th c.)
     7 (lb en mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval
  (typically <nowiki>[0, 1]</nowiki>) into a space.
     8 (lb en graph theory) A directed edge.
     9 (lb en basketball slang) The three-point line.
     10 (lb en film) An arclight.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To move following a curved path.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  arc-
     pre.
     1 (lb en mathematics) (n-g: Used to form the names of inverse
  trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions.)
     2 (lb en mathematics sometimes proscribed) (alt form en ar-) (n-g:
  used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the
  symbols for these functions.) Category:en:Trigonometric functions
  Category:en:Hyperbolic functions Category:en:Functions

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Arc
     n.
     (lb en historical) A suggested location where the historical figure
  (w: Joan of Arc), or her father, were from.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ARC
     n.
     1 (lb en publishing) (acronym of en advance reader-'s 's copy
  nodot=1), a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for
  review purposes.
     2 (lb en pathology) (initialism of en AIDS-related complex)
     3 (lb en programming uncountable) (acronym of en w:Automatic
  Reference Counting)
     n.
     {initialism+of|en|(w:+American+Red+Cross)" rel="nofollow">{initialism of|en|(w: American Red Cross)
     a.
     (c en Ship prefixes) (lb en nautical military initialism) (l en
  ship)'s (l en prefix) for warships of the navy of (l en Colombia).
     n.
     (lb en nautical military) The (l en Colombian) Navy (gloss: Armada de
  la República de Colombia).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  arc
     French n.
     1 bow#Noun (gloss: weapon)
     2 arc (gloss: curve)
     3 (lb fr geometry) arc, circular arc, circle segment
     4 (lb fr architecture) arch
     5 (lb fr fiction) story arc
     Hungarian n.
     1 (lb hu anatomy) face
     2 (lb hu anatomy) cheek
     3 (lb hu figuratively) sight, view, aspect, appearance
     {lb|hu|slang|often+following+(m+hu+jó)" rel="nofollow">4 {lb|hu|slang|often following (m hu jó) chap, guy, dude, bloke,
  fellow
     n.
     1 (lb en astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body
  appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon. (from
  14th c.)
     2 (lb en geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle
  (circular arc) or of another curve. (from 16th c.)
     3 A curve, in general. (from 17th c.) Category:en:Curves
     4 A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that
  shape. (from 17th c.)
     5 (lb en electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium;
  especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as
  lightning. (from 19th c.)
     6 A story arc. (from 20th c.)
     7 (lb en mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval
  (typically <nowiki>[0, 1]</nowiki>) into a space.
     8 (lb en graph theory) A directed edge.
     9 (lb en basketball slang) The three-point line.
     10 (lb en film) An arclight.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To move following a curved path.
     Old High German a.
     (alternative form of goh arg)
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     1 bee, wasp<ref name=dwelly>''arc'' in (R:Dwelly); accessed on
  7 May 2015.</ref>
     2 impost, tax<ref name=dwelly/>
     3 "Femen."<ref name=dwelly/> (rfclarify: gd)<!--
  The only references to Femen (besides the modern feminine rights
  movement) concern a plain in Ireland, or a battle fought there.
  Kibi78704 -->

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  arc-
     pre.
     1 (lb en mathematics) (n-g: Used to form the names of inverse
  trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions.)
     2 (lb en mathematics sometimes proscribed) (alt form en ar-) (n-g:
  used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the
  symbols for these functions.) Category:en:Trigonometric functions
  Category:en:Hyperbolic functions Category:en:Functions

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Arc
     n.
     (lb en historical) A suggested location where the historical figure
  (w: Joan of Arc), or her father, were from.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ARC
     n.
     1 (lb en publishing) (acronym of en advance reader-'s 's copy
  nodot=1), a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for
  review purposes.
     2 (lb en pathology) (initialism of en AIDS-related complex)
     3 (lb en programming uncountable) (acronym of en w:Automatic
  Reference Counting)
     n.
     {initialism+of|en|(w:+American+Red+Cross)" rel="nofollow">{initialism of|en|(w: American Red Cross)
     a.
     (c en Ship prefixes) (lb en nautical military initialism) (l en
  ship)'s (l en prefix) for warships of the navy of (l en Colombia).
     n.
     (lb en nautical military) The (l en Colombian) Navy (gloss: Armada de
  la República de Colombia).
     Spanish a.
     (C es Ship prefixes) (lb es military nautical) (m en ARC); ship
  prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia
     Spanish alt.
     (C es Ship prefixes) (lb es military nautical) (m en ARC); ship
  prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia
     Spanish n.
     (lb es military nautical) (m en ARC); (abbreviation of es armada
  Armada de la republica República de Colombia)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  arc
     French n.
     1 bow#Noun (gloss: weapon)
     2 arc (gloss: curve)
     3 (lb fr geometry) arc, circular arc, circle segment
     4 (lb fr architecture) arch
     5 (lb fr fiction) story arc
     Hungarian n.
     1 (lb hu anatomy) face
     2 (lb hu anatomy) cheek
     3 (lb hu figuratively) sight, view, aspect, appearance
     {lb|hu|slang|often+following+(m+hu+jó)" rel="nofollow">4 {lb|hu|slang|often following (m hu jó) chap, guy, dude, bloke,
  fellow
     n.
     1 (lb en astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body
  appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon. (from
  14th c.)
     2 (lb en geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle
  (circular arc) or of another curve. (from 16th c.)
     3 A curve, in general. (from 17th c.) Category:en:Curves
     4 A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that
  shape. (from 17th c.)
     5 (lb en electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium;
  especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as
  lightning. (from 19th c.)
     6 A story arc. (from 20th c.)
     7 (lb en mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval
  (typically <nowiki>[0, 1]</nowiki>) into a space.
     8 (lb en graph theory) A directed edge.
     9 (lb en basketball slang) The three-point line.
     10 (lb en film) An arclight.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To move following a curved path.
     Old High German a.
     (alternative form of goh arg)
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 639: 2&3)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  arc-
     pre.
     1 (lb en mathematics) (n-g: Used to form the names of inverse
  trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions.)
     2 (lb en mathematics sometimes proscribed) (alt form en ar-) (n-g:
  used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the
  symbols for these functions.) Category:en:Trigonometric functions
  Category:en:Hyperbolic functions Category:en:Functions

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Arc
     n.
     (lb en historical) A suggested location where the historical figure
  (w: Joan of Arc), or her father, were from.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ARC
     n.
     1 (lb en publishing) (acronym of en advance reader-'s 's copy
  nodot=1), a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for
  review purposes.
     2 (lb en pathology) (initialism of en AIDS-related complex)
     3 (lb en programming uncountable) (acronym of en w:Automatic
  Reference Counting)
     n.
     {initialism+of|en|(w:+American+Red+Cross)" rel="nofollow">{initialism of|en|(w: American Red Cross)
     a.
     (c en Ship prefixes) (lb en nautical military initialism) (l en
  ship)'s (l en prefix) for warships of the navy of (l en Colombia).
     n.
     (lb en nautical military) The (l en Colombian) Navy (gloss: Armada de
  la República de Colombia).
     Spanish a.
     (C es Ship prefixes) (lb es military nautical) (m en ARC); ship
  prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia
     Spanish alt.
     (C es Ship prefixes) (lb es military nautical) (m en ARC); ship
  prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia
     Spanish n.
     (lb es military nautical) (m en ARC); (abbreviation of es armada
  Armada de la republica República de Colombia)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  arc
     Ranska n.
     1 kaari
     2 (yhteys  graafiteoria) kaari
     3 jousi (jolla ammutaan nuolia)
     Unkari n.
     kasvot, naama, poski

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  arc
     Franska n.
     1 båge
     2 (tagg vapen geometri språk=fr) båge
     3 (tagg arkitektur språk=fr) båge, valv

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  arc.
     Spanska abbr.
     ''förkortning för'' arcaísmo

From Eurfa Cymraeg, Welsh-English Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:cym-eng ]


  arc /ˈark/ 
  arc

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Arc /ˈɑːk/
  القوس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  arc //ɑɹk// //ɑːk// 
  дъга
  curve

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  arc /ˈɑːk/
  oblouk

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  arc /ˈɑːk/
  geometrický oblouk

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  arc /ˈɑːk/ 
  arc