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arc

/ɑːk/
Meanings
  • noun

    A curved line or shape, typically used to connect two points or enclose an area.

    - "The rainbow is an arc of colors."
    - "The bridge forms an arc over the river."
  • noun

    A unit of measurement for electrical potential, equal to the potential difference between two points that produces in a vacuum an electric discharge of one coulomb per second.

    - "The voltage across the battery is 12 arc-volts."
    - "The electron moves through an arc of potential energy."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɑɹk/



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Synonyms

circle segment , circular arc , curve , swoop , arrow , directed edge
Rhymes
Words rhyming with arc
hark , ark , spark
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Arc (en) : A curved line or shape.

  2. Arc (en) : A unit of electrical potential.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. arc

  2. are

  3. art

Variants
List of all variants of arc that leads to same result
arc , arcs , arced , arcing , ARC , ARCs , arc cosine , arc cosines , arccosine , arccosines , arc lamp , arc lamps , arc light , arc lights , arc minute , arc minutes , arc second , arc seconds , reflex arc , reflex arcs
Forms
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arcs, arc's, arcing

Etymology
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Old English erce, from Proto-Germanic *erkjo: bow, arc.

Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the longest known rainbow measures 4.5 miles long?

  2. Did you know that the term 'arc' comes from the Old English word 'erce,' which means 'bow'?

Related Concepts
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  1. Circle: An arc is a part of a circle.

  2. Parabola: A parabola is the graph of an arc of a conic section.

Culture
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The term 'arc' has been used extensively in various fields such as architecture, engineering, mathematics, and physics. In architecture, arcs are used to create curves and domes. In engineering, arcs are used in electrical circuits to measure voltage. In mathematics, arcs are used in calculus to find the area under a curve. In physics, arcs are used to describe the path of charged particles.

How to Memorize "arc"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a rainbow as an arc of colors.
    - Visualize the path of a basketball player as an arc as they shoot a basket.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'arc' with the word 'curve.'
    - Associate the word 'arc' with the word 'bridge.'

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'A Curved Road Can Endless Travel' to remember the definition of an arc as a curved line.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Arcs in Circuits Create Electric Current' to remember the definition of an arc as a unit of electrical potential.

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