arc
arc · arcs · arced · arcing
To move following a curved pathTo move following a curved path.
Recorded US: Sylvanmoon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
UK/ɑːk/US/ɑɹk/
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To move following a curved path.
(transitive)To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
(intransitive)To form an electrical arc.
More definitions
- form an arch or curve
Origin
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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Forms
arcs, arcing, arced, arcedTenses
arc · arced · will arc · have arcedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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