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arc

what it means

An arc is a piece of a circle — a curve with no corners, going the way a circle goes. Draw a full circle, rub out most of it, and what is left is an arc: the rainbow, the path of a thrown ball, the sweep a door makes across the floor. It is worth holding next to arch, which it sounds like and is related to. An arch is a thing you can walk under, built of stone or brick. An arc is a shape and nothing more — a line on a page, a movement through the air. And there is one more use worth having: a story arc, the curve a character travels from the first page to the last.

Un arc es un trozo de círculo: una curva sin esquinas. Dibuja el círculo entero, borra casi todo, y lo que queda es un arc — el arcoíris, el vuelo de una pelota. No lo confundas con arch: bajo un arch se puede pasar; un arc es sólo una forma.

Um arc é um pedaço de círculo: uma curva sem cantos. Desenhe o círculo inteiro, apague quase tudo, e o que sobra é um arc — o arco-íris, o voo de uma bola. Não confunda com arch: por baixo de um arch dá para passar; um arc é só uma forma.

Un arc est un morceau de cercle : une courbe sans angles. Tracez le cercle entier, effacez presque tout, il reste un arc — l'arc-en-ciel, la trajectoire d'un ballon. À ne pas confondre avec arch : sous un arch, on passe ; un arc n'est qu'une forme.

Arc adalah potongan lingkaran: garis melengkung tanpa sudut. Gambar lingkaran penuh, hapus hampir semuanya, sisanya adalah arc — pelangi, lintasan bola yang ditendang. Jangan tertukar dengan arch: arch bisa dilewati di bawahnya, arc hanyalah bentuk.

Arc, bir çemberin parçasıdır: köşesiz bir eğri. Tam çemberi çizin, neredeyse hepsini silin; kalan şey bir arc'tır — gökkuşağı, havalanan topun yolu. Arch ile karıştırmayın: arch'ın altından geçilir, arc yalnızca bir biçimdir.

arc は円の一部、角のない曲線です。円をまるごと描いて、ほとんど消してみてください。残るのが arc——虹、蹴ったボールの通り道。arch とは別で、arch は下をくぐれる建物ですが、arc は形そのものです。

  1. 01

    noun

    a curved line; part of a circle

    The arc of the rainbow stretched across the sky.

  2. 02

    noun

    a curved path through the air or across a surface

    The ball left his boot in a high arc.

  3. 03

    noun

    the shape of a story or a life over time

    Her arc across the four books is the best thing in them.

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