Arc

Arc may refer to:

Mathematics Arc (geometry), a segment of a differentiable curve Circular arc, a segment of a circle Arc (topology), a segment of a path Arc length, the distance between two points along a section of a curve Arc (projective geometry), a particular type of set of points of a projective plane arc (function prefix) (arcus), a prefix for inverse trigonometric functions Directed arc, a directed edge in graph theory Minute and second of arc, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60 of one degree. Wild arc, a concept from geometric topology

Science and technology Geology Arc, in geology a mountain chain configured as an arc due to a common orogeny along a plate margin or the effect of back-arc extension Hellenic arc, the arc of islands positioned over the Hellenic Trench in the Aegean Sea off Greece Back-arc basin, a subsided region caused by back-arc extension Back-arc region, the region created by back-arc extension, containing all the basins, faults, and volcanoes generated by the extension Island arc, an arc-shaped archipelago, usually so configured for geologic causes, such as sea-floor spreading, common orogeny on the margin of the same plate, or back-arc extension Northeastern Japan Arc, an island arc Banda Arc, a set of island arcs in Indonesia Continental arc, in geology a continental mountain chain or parallel alignment of chains (as opposed to island arcs), configured in an arc Eastern Arc Mountains, a continental arc of Africa Volcanic arc, a chain of volcanoes positioned in an arc shape as seen from above Aleutian Arc, a large volcanic arc in the U.S. state of Alaska Nastapoka arc, a circular coastline in Hudson Bay

Technology arc, the command-line interface for ArcInfo ARC (file format), a file name extension for archive files ARC (processor), 32-bit RISC architecture Adaptive Replacement Cache, a page replacement algorithm for high-performance filesystems Automatic Reference Counting, the Clang compiler's implementation of reference counting Arc (programming language), a Lisp dialect designed by Paul Graham Arc (web browser), a freeware web browser developed by The Browser Company Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, a cellphone Audio Return Channel, an audio technology working over HDMI Authenticated Received Chain, an email authentication system Arc lamp, a lamp that produces light by an electric arc Xenon arc lamp, a highly specialized type of gas discharge lamp Deuterium arc lamp, a low-pressure gas-discharge light source Hydrargyrum medium-arc iodide lamp, the trademark name of Osram's brand of metal-halide gas discharge medium arc-length lamp Electric arc furnace, a furnace that heats charged material by means of an electric arc Arc welding, a welding process that is used to join metal to metal Arc-fault circuit interrupter, a specialized circuit breaker Arc converter, a spark transmitter Intel Arc, brand of graphics processing units designed by Intel Arc, one side (half) of an arch

Other science and technology Electric arc, an ongoing plasma discharge (an electric current through a gas), producing light and heat Arc flash, the light and heat produced as part of an arc fault Arc (protein), a name of product of an immediate early gene, also called Arg3.1 Reflex arc, a neural pathway that controls a reflex Circumhorizontal arc, an optical phenomenon Circumzenithal arc, an optical phenomenon

Arts and entertainment Music

A.R.C. (album), by pianist Chick Corea with bassist David Holland and drummer Barry Altschul recorded in 1971 Arc (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album), 1991 Arc (Everything Everything album), 2013 Arc (EP), a 2016 EP by Agoraphobic Nosebleed "Arc", a song by Pearl Jam from Riot Act

Video games Arc System Works, a video game developer Luminous Arc, a video game series The title character of Arc the Lad, a series of role-playing video games for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2

Other arts and entertainment Tilted Arc, a controversial public art installation by Richard Serra Arc Poetry Magazine, a Canadian literary journal Character arc, the status of a character as it unfolds throughout the story Story arc, an extended or continuing storyline Arcs, one of the twelve basic principles of animation Ultraman Arc, a 2024 Japanese television series produced by Tsubuyara Productions and TV Tokyo

Codes Arcata Transit Center, Amtrak code for the station in Arcata, California IATA airport code of Arctic Village Airport, a public use airport in Alaska ISO 639-3 language code of the Official Aramaic language, spoken between 700 BCE and 300 BCE

Companies and organizations Arc Infrastructure, an Australian railway company Arc Institute, an American biomedical research organization Arc International, a French manufacturer and distributor of household goods Arc Publications, a UK independent publisher of poetry Arc @ UNSW, the principal student organisation at the University of New South Wales Arc of the United States, a charitable organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities Arc Holdings, a French manufacturer of household goods

Places Arc (Provence), a river of southern France, flowing into the Étang de Berre Arc (Savoie), a river of eastern France, tributary of the Isère river Arc, short for "Arcade"; a Street suffix as used in the US

Sports American Rivers Conference (abbreviation officially rendered as "A-R-C"), an NCAA Division III athletic conference Arc (greyhounds), a major greyhound race in the Greyhound Board of Great Britain calendar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, a horse race in Paris

Other uses Arc (Bahá'í), a number of administrative buildings for the Bahá'í Faith, located on Mount Carmel in Israel

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