单词 | arc |
释义 | arc (ärk) n. 1. Something shaped like a curve or arch: the vivid arc of a rainbow. 2. Mathematics A segment of a circle. 3. An electric arc. 4. Astronomy The apparent path of a celestial body as it rises above and falls below the horizon. 5. A progression of events suggesting narrative cohesion, especially one that rises to a climax and settles to a final conclusion. intr.v. arced (ärkt), arc·ing (ärkĭng), arcs 1. To form an arc. 2. To move or seem to move in a curved path: the stars that arc across the sky. [Middle English ark, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus.] |
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