Phrase Hound found 22 phrases and 15 compound words that contain arcs. The most common are listed below. Open arcs in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 22
- Les ArcsA ski resort in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- electric arcsplural of electric arc: A discharge of electricity across a gap, causing ionization of the air (or other gas) and resulting in a bright, hot plasma.
- island arcsplural of island arc: A long chain of active volcanoes with intense seismic activity found along convergent tectonic plate boundaries.
- reflex arcsplural of reflex arc: The neural pathway that mediates a reflex.
- story arcsplural of story arc: The 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 …
- arcs upthird-person singular simple present indicative of arc up: To become upset or angry.
- back-arcsplural of back-arc: The landward region of a volcanic chain, opposite the subduction zone.
- carbon arcsplural of carbon arc: an arc struck between the tip of a carbon electrode and a piece of metal being welded
- character arcsplural of character arc: The transformation or inner journey of a character over the course of a story.
- circular arcsplural of circular arc: A continuous section of the circumference of a circle.
- narrative arcsplural of narrative arc: The 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 …
- penalty arcsplural of penalty arc: An arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area.
- redemption arcsplural of redemption arc: A story arc wherein an immoral character redeems themselves and makes right for their wrongdoings (or wherein readers perceive them as having done so).
- tropical arcsplural of tropical arc: A weak aurora above the tropics
- nocturnal arcsplural of nocturnal arc: The arc of a circle described by the Sun, or a star, in the night.
- diurnal arcsplural of diurnal arc: the path followed by a planet, point, or degree from its rising point to its setting point.
- great circle arcsplural of great circle arc
- Poulsen arcsplural of Poulsen arc: A kind of spark transmitter in early wireless telegraphy, using an electric arc to convert direct current into radio-frequency alternating current.
- redemptive arcsplural of redemptive arc: Synonym of redemption arc (“story arc wherein an immoral character redeems themselves and makes right for their wrongdoings”).
- arcs boutantplural of arc boutant: A buttress that stands apart from the structure that it supports, and is connected to it by an arch (flyer).
- circumhorizontal arcsplural of circumhorizontal arc: An optical phenomenon, a large, brightly spectrum-coloured band running parallel to the horizon, formed by the refraction of sunlight or moonlight in plate-shaped ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere …
- subhelic arcsplural of subhelic arc: A rare halo, formed by internal reflection through ice crystals, that curves upwards from the horizon and touches the tricker arc above the anthelic point.
Compound words 15
- arcsecsplural of arcsec: A unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or 1/3600th of a degree.
- arcshipAlternative spelling of arkship: A large vessel used to transport the remaining members of a species away from a disaster etc.
- semiarcsplural of semiarc: half of an arc
- arcsechAlternative form of arsech (“the inverse hyberbolic secant function”).
- arcshipsplural of arcship: A large vessel used to transport the remaining members of a species away from a disaster etc.
- arcsinhAlternative form of arsinh (“the inverse hyperbolic sine function”)
- arcsinsplural of arcsin: Any of several single-valued or multivalued functions that are inverses of the sine function. Symbol: arcsin, sin⁻¹
- backarcsplural of backarc: The landward region of a volcanic chain, opposite the subduction zone.
- demarcsplural of demarc: The point of demarcation where the provider's network (and responsibility) ends and that of the customer begins.
- forearcsplural of forearc: A region of raised rock debris which forms between the subduction zone and any associated volcano or volcanic chain.