arc

arc has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 3.

Definitions

• n.. A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.
• n.. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant.
• n.. An arch.
• n.. 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.
• n.. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
• n.. a continuous portion of a circle
• n.. something curved in shape
• v.. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"