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Definition of arc noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

arc

noun

NAmE//ɑrk//

1(geometry) part of a circle or a curved line to draw an arc using a compass

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2a curved shape the arc of a rainbow The beach swept around in an arc.

3(technology) an electric current passing across a space between two terminals see arc light

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