arc : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: arc	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for arc
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arc n electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field Synonym(s): discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge a continuous portion of a circle something curved in shape Synonym(s): bow, arc v form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely" Synonym(s): arch, curve, arc
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arc \Arc\ ([aum]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Arcked} ([aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Arcking}.] (Elec.) To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arc \Arc\, n. [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See {Arch}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse. 2. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant. 3. An arch. [Obs.] Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. --Milton. 4. 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. {Electric arc}, {Voltaic arc}. See under {Voltaic}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ARC {Advanced RISC Computing Specification}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
arc 1. An old {archive} format for {IBM PC}. The format is now so obscure that it is only likely to be supported by jack-of-all-trades decompression programs such as {WINZIP}. 2. An {edge} in a {tree}. "{branch}" is a generally more common synonym. (1998-12-29)