arc
That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above…That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
» This arc is central to the plot.
Значение
значений: 10That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
Lichtbogen
A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
Bogen, Arkus, Kreisbogen
дуга́dugá, а́ркаárka
a continuous portion of a circle
A curve, in general.
Swing it from side to side in a high arc overhead.
an arc of pupils around their teacher.
Bogen, Kurve
дуга́dugá
A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
Ellipsis of story arc.
(интернет, шире)A period or phase in a person's life.
I'm hitting the gym three times a week or more at the moment. I'm in my gym bro arc.
I miss my drawing arc. I feel like I was much more creative back then.
A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
A directed edge.
(сленг)The three-point line.
An arclight.
Примеры
предложений: 20This arc is central to the plot.
The rainbow forms an arc in the sky.
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
Жанну д’Арк сожгли на костре.
Carbon arc lamps emit a spectrum similar to sunlight.
Most arc lamps can only be found in museums nowadays.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 3
Происхождение
Inherited from Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arcInherited 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.
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Формы
мн. число: arcsСинонимы
синонимов: 11- something curved in shape:bow-n
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field:dischargesparkelectric arcelectric discharge