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. City Council:

   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said,' the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice,' and it takes all of us to usher it into existence.'.

2. Indira Nehru Gandhi:

   All my games were political games I was, like Joan of Arc, perpetually being burned at the stake.

3. Mike Schur:

   There's a gigantic battle that is waged for. It's sort of Leslie Knope's final big project, she's fighting a corporation for control over something. The arc of the season is about what I think is probably the most important issue facing America, which is not just public sector vs. private sector, but specifically it becomes about the issue of privacy.

4. Derrick Johnson:

   Bob Moses was a giant, a strategist at the core of the civil rights movement, through Bob Moses life's work, Bob Moses bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice, making our world a better place. Bob Moses fought for our right to vote, our most sacred right.

5. Jon Favreau:

   He has my vote for sure, i think he was able to discover and explore dimensions of the character over the course of many, many films, which is a bit of its own category. But I have to say that if you look at, especially how it began and how it ended in his performances between the first one and' Endgame,' there was a really thoughtful arc to the character, both in his performance and how all the filmmakers contributed to that character.