Synonyms for arc
ɑrk; ˈɑr kɪŋarc

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1. arcnoun

   To form an electrical arc.

   Synonyms:
   circle segment, circular arc

2. arcnoun

   A curve, in general.

   Synonyms:
   swoop, curve

3. arcnoun

   A directed edge.

   Synonyms:
   arrow, directed edge

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric dischargenoun

   electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

   Synonyms:
   dismissal, firing, waiver, firing off, dismission, flicker, sack, discharge, venting, liberation, release, bow, sacking, spark, sparkle, run, emission, electric arc, expelling, light, glint, twinkle, outpouring, electric discharge

2. arcnoun

   a continuous portion of a circle

   Synonyms:
   spark, electric arc, bow, electric discharge, discharge

3. bow, arcverb

   something curved in shape

   Synonyms:
   bowing, electric discharge, discharge, bow, spark, electric arc, stem, fore, obeisance, bowknot, prow, curtain call

4. arch, curve, arcverb

   form an arch or curve

   "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

   Synonyms:
   trend, twist, sheer, kink, slue, wind, veer, cut, slew, curl, crook, arch, swerve, curve

Matched Categories

1. • Bend
   • Curve
   • Electrical Conduction

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arcnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Geom.) arch, part of a circumference

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "arc":

   cra, arco, rcaf, 'arc, bow, arch, upright, arcs, arq, archangel, r.c.a.f., archange, rca, rco, cdp

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ARC

   Synonyms:
   (1) activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein, Arg3.1, KIAA0278, Activity-regulated gene 3.1 protein homolog, ARC/ARG3.1

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How to use arc in a sentence?

1. Kazuhiro Harada:

   Other Japanese electric arc furnace steelmakers are likely to follow Tokyo Steel's step to mirror a jump in steel scrap prices, i expect the steel market will remain on an upward trend for a while and Japan's bigger blast furnace makers will also increase prices.

2. James Cameron:

   We spent several weeks breaking story and figuring out what type of story we wanted to tell so we would have something to pitch Linda( Hamilton, aka Sarah Connor), when we got a handle on something, we looked at it as a three-film arc, so there is a greater story there to be told.

3. Sunny Frothingham:

   Appalachian voters trusted President Trump to understand their needs and create good jobs – 95 percent of the counties covered by the Appalachian Regional Commission voted for him in 2016, cutting the ARC is an outright betrayal of Appalachian communities and would leave them without the funds to implement critical workforce, education and infrastructure projects.

4. Tim Cook:

   In the long arc of time you're only relevant as a merchant if your customers love you.

5. Criminal Defense Attorney Jolanda Jones:

   The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.