arc
verb/ɑːk/
/ɑːrk/
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they arc | /ɑːk/ /ɑːrk/ |
| he / she / it arcs | /ɑːks/ /ɑːrks/ |
| past simple arced | /ɑːkt/ /ɑːrkt/ |
| past participle arced | /ɑːkt/ /ɑːrkt/ |
| -ing form arcing | /ˈɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈɑːrkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to move in the shape of an arc
- For a few seconds a perfect rainbow arced across the city.
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- [intransitive] to form an electric arc
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the path of a celestial object, especially the sun, from horizon to horizon): via Old French from Latin arcus ‘bow, curve’.
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