Phrase Hound found 88 phrases and 123 compound words that contain arc. The most common are listed below. Open arc in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 88
- second of arcAn angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a minute of arc or one 3600th of a degree.
- story arcThe chronological construction of a plot or storyline, especially one specific to a particular character or plot aspect; an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.
- Arc de TriompheA war monument in Paris, France, designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, started in 1808 and inaugurated in 1836.
- circular arcA continuous section of the circumference of a circle.
- arc lampAn electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light.
- arc weldingThe process of welding two pieces of metal together using the heat generated by an electric arc.
- penalty arcAn arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area.
- minute of arcAn angle, one sixtieth of a degree or 1/21,600 of a complete circle.
- arc lightA lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- behind the arcOutside the three-point line.
- arc of historyThe idea that history has a direction or purpose that “bends” (or can be bent) towards some goal.
- great circle arcAlternative form of great-circle arc.
- character arcThe transformation or inner journey of a character over the course of a story.
- reflex arcThe neural pathway that mediates a reflex.
- Des ArcA city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Prairie County.
- arc-connectedSuch that every pair of points in the space comprises the boundary of some arc embedded in the space.
- arc weldTo weld using an arc created by electricity.
- Arc de TrumpA monument in the form of an arch, proposed in 2025 by president Donald Trump to be built opposite the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
- minutes of arcplural of minute of arc: An angle, one sixtieth of a degree or 1/21,600 of a complete circle.
- seconds of arcplural of second of arc: An angle, one sixtieth (1/60th) of a minute of arc or one 3600th of a degree.
- arc flashThe extremely intense light and heat produced by a high-energy electric arc.
- electric arcA discharge of electricity across a gap, causing ionization of the air (or other gas) and resulting in a bright, hot plasma.
- island arcA long chain of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity found along convergent tectonic plate boundaries.
- Joan of ArcA brave, visionary, or martial woman.
- arc converterA kind of spark transmitter in early wireless telegraphy, using an electric arc to convert direct current into radio-frequency alternating current.
Compound words 123
- arctanAbbreviation of arctangent: Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the tangent function. Symbol: arctan, tan⁻¹
- arcsecondA unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or 1/3600th of a degree.
- unarcTo extract (a file) from a compressed archive in ARC (file format).
- arclengthThe length of an arc.
- hyperarcA directed edge in a hypergraph.
- arcdegreeA unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
- arcletA small arc of a galaxy
- arclikeResembling or characteristic of an arc.
- arcminuteA unit of angle; 1/60 of a degree.
- arcoverThe unwanted arcing of electricity from one component to another, caused for example by the presence of contaminants.