arc

Εννοια (English)

1. That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
2. A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
3. A curve, in general.
4. A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
5. A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.
6. A story arc.
7. A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
8. A directed edge.
9. (slang) The three-point line.
10. An arclight.

arch

curve

electric discharge

voltaic arc

half circle

arc de circle

Συχνότητα

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ɑːk/

Inherited from Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Doublet of arch, arco, and arrow.