"arc-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Latin arcus (“bow, arc”), as they represent an angle or arc. Compare etymology of arch. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|arcus||bow, arc}} Latin arcus (“bow, arc”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} arc-, {{en-prefix}} arc-
  1. (mathematics) Used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-arc--en-prefix-8xw9Xvdd Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (mathematics, sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of ar- used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme, proscribed, sometimes Alternative form of: ar- used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions Categories (topical): Functions, Hyperbolic functions, Mathematics, Trigonometric functions
    Sense id: en-arc--en-prefix-2GCpxO~h Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 47 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a-, -1 Related terms: arch- (english: encompassing a wide assortment) Translations (forms the names of inverse trigonometric and hyperbolic functions): arkusz- (Hungarian), arco- (Portuguese), ark- (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'forms the names of inverse trigonometric and hyperbolic functions': 53 47

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