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Added 9 October 2026

arc

/ɑːk/ symbol

In Latin: arcus Wiktionary

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ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Aramaic.

noun

That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
A curve, in general.
Swing it from side to side in a high arc overhead.

verb

To move following a curved path.
To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
To form an electrical arc.

Origin

Inherited 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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