"arc" meaning in French

See arc in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aʁk/ Audio: Fr-arc.ogg Forms: arcs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French arc, from Latin arcus (“bow, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|arc|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French arc, {{inh+|fr|fro|arc}} Inherited from Old French arc, {{inh|fr|la|arcus||bow, arch}} Latin arcus (“bow, arch”), {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*h₂erkʷo-}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} arc m (plural arcs)
  1. bow (weapon) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-arc-fr-noun-mT6VxyaR
  2. arc (curve) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-arc-fr-noun-ASIod~eh
  3. (geometry) arc, circular arc, circle segment Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-arc-fr-noun-F63sTV~p Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  4. (architecture) arch Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-arc-fr-noun-iQyr4nET Topics: architecture
  5. (fiction) story arc Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Fiction, Archery, Weapons
    Sense id: en-arc-fr-noun-AxoakmJz Disambiguation of Archery: 13 1 35 1 49 Disambiguation of Weapons: 12 1 36 1 50 Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 0 5 1 0 2 4 1 9 1 10 2 10 10 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 12 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 5 1 0 2 4 0 9 1 11 2 11 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 13 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 41 0 57 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flèche [feminine], arche [feminine]
Derived forms: arc à poulies, arc de cercle (english: arc (of a circle)), arc de courbe (english: arc (of a curve)), arc de triomphe (english: triumphal arch), arceau, arc électrique, arc-en-ciel (english: rainbow), arc insulaire, arc long anglais, arc réflexe, avoir plus d’une corde à son arc, lampe à l’arc (english: arc-lamp), tir à l’arc [archery, martial-arts, sports, military, war, government, politics, hobbies, lifestyle]

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arc à poulies"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "arc (of a circle)",
      "word": "arc de cercle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "arc (of a curve)",
      "word": "arc de courbe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "triumphal arch",
      "word": "arc de triomphe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arceau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arc électrique"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "rainbow",
      "word": "arc-en-ciel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arc insulaire"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arc long anglais"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arc réflexe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "avoir plus d’une corde à son arc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "arc-lamp",
      "word": "lampe à l’arc"
    },
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        "sports",
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "tir à l’arc"
    }
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        "architecture"
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          "name": "Archery",
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            "Weapons",
            "Human activity",
            "Hunting",
            "Military",
            "Tools",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Society",
            "Technology",
            "Human",
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            "Fundamental"
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            "Fundamental"
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      ],
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          "story arc"
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        "(fiction) story arc"
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      ],
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        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
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    },
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}
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    "French nouns",
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    "French terms derived from Old French",
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    "French terms inherited from Old French",
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      "word": "arc à poulies"
    },
    {
      "english": "arc (of a circle)",
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    },
    {
      "english": "arc (of a curve)",
      "word": "arc de courbe"
    },
    {
      "english": "triumphal arch",
      "word": "arc de triomphe"
    },
    {
      "word": "arceau"
    },
    {
      "word": "arc électrique"
    },
    {
      "english": "rainbow",
      "word": "arc-en-ciel"
    },
    {
      "word": "arc insulaire"
    },
    {
      "word": "arc long anglais"
    },
    {
      "word": "arc réflexe"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir plus d’une corde à son arc"
    },
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      "english": "arc-lamp",
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    },
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}

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