Definition of arc

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Arc (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..

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Narcotism :: Narcotism (n.) Narcosis; the state of being narcotized.
Drummer :: Drummer (n.) One whose office is to best the drum, as in military exercises and marching..
Stupefaction :: Stupefacient (n.) Anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic.
Roll :: Roll (n.) To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap; -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel..
Marc :: Marc (n.) The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes..
Sextant :: Sextant (n.) An instrument for measuring angular distances between objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle. See Quadrant..
Probe :: Probe (v. t.) Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine thoroughly.
Polygordius :: Polygordius (n.) A genus of marine annelids, believed to be an ancient or ancestral type. It is remarkable for its simplicity of structure and want of parapodia. It is the type of the order Archiannelida, or Gymnotoma. See Loeven's larva..
Archebiosis :: Archebiosis (n.) The origination of living matter from non-living. See Abiogenesis.
Movement :: Movement (n.) The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; advancement; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine; the party of movement..
Archivolt :: Archivolt (n.) More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged..
Carry :: Carry (v. i.) To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i. e., to hold the head high, with arching neck..
Imbow :: Imbow (v. t.) To make like a bow; to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow.
Starch :: Starching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Starc.
Respond :: Respond (n.) A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to support an arch.
Ransack :: Ransack (v. i.) To make a thorough search.
Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string..
Imperscrutable :: Imperscrutable (a.) Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable.
Vaulted :: Vaulted (a.) Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers..
Farce :: Farce (v. t.) To swell out; to render pompous.
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