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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 arc /ˈɑrk/
 弧形,弓形,弧光,弧

From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary

 arc
 弧

From: Network Terminology

 arc
 弧

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Arc 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: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Arc v. i.  [imp. & p. p. Arcked p. pr. & vb. n. Arcking.] Elec. To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 arc
      n 1: electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric
           field [syn: discharge, spark, electric arc, electric
            discharge]
      2: a continuous portion of a circle
      3: something curved in shape [syn: bow]
      v : form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve
          nicely" [syn: arch, curve]
      [also: arcking, arcked]