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arc

Pronunciation: [ˈark]

“arc” is a Catalan word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bow (weapon)
  2. bow (used to play string instruments)
  3. arc
  4. arch

In Catalan

  1. Arma consistent en una corda tensada que llença una fletxa.
  2. Corba que cobreix un espai arquitectònic entre dos pilars, columnes o parets.
  3. Secció de circumferència delimitada per dos punts.
  4. Arquet, vara que s'empra per fer vibrar les cordes d'alguns instruments i extreure'n sons.
  5. Primitiu trepant per fer forats o per fer foc.
  6. Cosa en forma de semicircumferència.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin arcus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo-.

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