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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Arc
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(1):
(n.) A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.
(2):
(v. i.) To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.
(3):
(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.
(4):
(n.) An arch.
(5):
(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.