Arch vs. Arc

Arch vs. Arc — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Arch and Arc

Archnoun

An inverted U shape.

Arcnoun

(astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.

Archnoun

An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.

Arcnoun

(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.

Archnoun

(architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch

Arcnoun

A curve, in general.

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Archnoun

Any place covered by an arch; an archway.

to pass into the arch of a bridge

Arcnoun

A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.

Archnoun

An arc; a part of a curve.

Arcnoun

(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.

Archnoun

A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.

Arcnoun

A story arc.

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Archnoun

(anatomy) Curved part of the bottom of a foot.

Arcnoun

(mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.

Archnoun

(obsolete) A chief.

Arcnoun

(graph theory) A directed edge.

Archverb

To form into an arch shape

The cat arched its back

Arcnoun

The three-point line.

Archverb

To cover with an arch or arches.

Arcverb

(ambitransitive) To move following a curved path.

Archadjective

Knowing, clever, mischievous.

I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.

Arcverb

(transitive) To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.

Archadjective

Principal; primary.

Arcverb

(intransitive) To form an electrical arc.

Archnoun

a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening

Arcnoun

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

Archnoun

a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially arches of the feet)

Arcnoun

a continuous portion of a circle

Archnoun

a passageway under an arch

Arcnoun

something curved in shape

Archnoun

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

Arcverb

form an arch or curve;

her back archesher hips curve nicely

Archverb

form an arch or curve;

her back archesher hips curve nicely

Archadjective

(of persons) highest in rank or authority or office;

his arch rival

Archadjective

(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

Archadjective

expert in skulduggery;

an arch criminal