arc (noun)

  • 1arc light — noun a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes • Syn: ↑arc lamp • Hypernyms: ↑electric lamp • Hyponyms: ↑carbon arc lamp, ↑carbon arc * * * noun …

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  • 2arc lamp — noun a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes • Syn: ↑arc light • Hypernyms: ↑electric lamp • Hyponyms: ↑carbon arc lamp, ↑carbon arc * * * noun …

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  • 3arc — ► NOUN 1) a curve forming part of the circumference of a circle. 2) a curving trajectory. 3) a luminous electrical discharge between two points. ► VERB (arced, arcing) 1) move with a curving trajectory. 2) …

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  • 4arc´like´ — arc «ahrk», noun, verb, arced «ahrkt», arc|ing «AHR kihng», or arcked, arck|ing. –n. 1. any part of the circumference of a circle. 2. any part of any curved line. 3. a …

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  • 5arc — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, great, high, huge, long, sweeping, wide ▪ They fired shells in a high arc over our heads. ▪ …

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  • 6arc cosecant — noun the angle that has a cosecant equal to a given number • Syn: ↑arccosecant, ↑inverse cosecant • Hypernyms: ↑trigonometric function, ↑circular function * * * noun : the inverse function to the cosecant …

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  • 7arc cosine — noun the inverse function of the cosine; the angle that has a cosine equal to a given number • Syn: ↑arccosine, ↑arccos, ↑inverse cosine • Hypernyms: ↑trigonometric function, ↑circular function * * * noun …

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  • 8arc cotangent — noun the inverse function of the cotangent; the angle that has a cotangent equal to a given number • Syn: ↑arccotangent, ↑inverse cotangent • Hypernyms: ↑trigonometric function, ↑circular function * * * noun …

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  • 9arc secant — noun the inverse function of the secant; the angle that has a secant equal to a given number • Syn: ↑arcsecant, ↑arcsec, ↑inverse secant • Hypernyms: ↑trigonometric function, ↑circular function * * * noun …

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  • 10arc sine — noun the inverse function of the sine; the angle that has a sine equal to a given number • Syn: ↑arcsine, ↑arcsin, ↑inverse sine • Hypernyms: ↑trigonometric function, ↑circular function * * * noun …

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