"arc-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-arc-.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- From Latin arcus (“bow, arc”), as they represent an angle or arc. Compare etymology of arch. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:der|la:arcus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos Proto-Italic *arkuos Latin arcusder. English arc- [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂erkʷ-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂erkʷos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*arkuos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "arcus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "arc-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="arc-">, {{der|en|la|arcus||bow, arc}} Latin arcus (“bow, arc”) Head templates: {{en-prefix}} arc-
  1. (mathematics) Used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions. Tags: morpheme
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  2. (mathematics, sometimes proscribed) Alternative form of ar- used to form the names of inverse hyperbolic 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 hyperbolic functions, and the symbols for these functions Translations (forms the names of inverse trigonometric and hyperbolic functions): arkusz- (Hungarian), arco- (Portuguese), ark- (Turkish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a-, -1 Related terms: arch- (english: encompassing a wide assortment)
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