Word Meaning

arc definition and meaning

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.

Crossword clues for arc

- A bit of a curve can contribute to car crash
- Bow
- Crescent
- Crescent made from charcoal
- Curve
- Curve caused car crash
- Curve seen in the middle of March
- Curve starts at right corner
- Curved line
- Curved line left by a car crash
- Curving trajectory
- Even Patrick is part of the circle
- Even Patrick shows a curve
- First a rainbow configuration
- Form a curve
- Heroine, Joan of ...
- Joan’s title started as rainbow curve
- Marcia carried bow
- Oddly enough, Africa is part of a circle
- Paris landmark ... de Triomphe
- Paris landmark, ... de Triomphe
- Part of a circle
- Part of circle
- Short
- Short out
- Something bow shaped
- Something curved in shape