The difference between Arc and Circle segment
When used as nouns, arc means that part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon, whereas circle segment means a circular arc.
Arc is also verb with the meaning: to move following a curved path.
check bellow for the other definitions of Arc and Circle segment
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Arc as a noun (astronomy):
That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
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Arc as a noun (geometry):
A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
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Arc as a noun:
A curve, in general.
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Arc as a noun:
A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
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Arc as a noun (electrics):
A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.
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Arc as a noun:
A story arc.
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Arc as a noun (mathematics):
A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
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Arc as a noun (graph theory):
A directed edge.
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Arc as a noun (basketball, slang):
The three-point line.
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Arc as a verb (ambitransitive):
To move following a curved path.
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Arc as a verb (transitive):
To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
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Arc as a verb (intransitive):
To form an electrical arc.
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Circle segment as a noun (geometry):
A circular arc.