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Definition of Arc
Arc

A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.

A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant.

An arch.

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.

To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.

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Arc Quotations

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Chastity does not mean abstention from sexual wrong; it means something flaming, like Joan of Arc.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

When Joan D' Arc was asked by her judges why as a Christian she did not love the British, she answered that she did love them, but she loved British in their country. In the same way, we do not hate the Turks, we love them, but in their country.
Jean-Marie Le Pen

If my career continues along its current arc, people will probably look at me and see a writer who is obsessed with the relationship between rich and poor and with how the rich somehow or other always manage to betray the poor, even when they don't mean to.
Richard Russo

Well, I don't know what Ron has in mind, but I do know about the arc of the show. Looking at how intuitive and instinctive Eddie and I play, that is the sort of thing that leads into sexual chemistry. I wouldn't be surprised if it emerged.
Mary McDonnell

Arc Translations

arc in Danish is bue
arc in Dutch is toog, boog
arc in Finnish is kaari
arc in German is Bogen
arc in Italian is arco, emiciclo
arc in Latin is arcus
arc in Portuguese is arco
arc in Spanish is semicirculo

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