Arc vs. Arrow

Arcnoun

(astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.

Arcnoun

(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.

Arcnoun

A curve, in general.

Arcnoun

A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.

Arcnoun

(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.

Arcnoun

A story arc.

Arcnoun

(mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.

Arcnoun

(graph theory) A directed edge.

Arcnoun

The three-point line.

Arcverb

(ambitransitive) To move following a curved path.

Arcverb

(transitive) To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.

Arcverb

(intransitive) To form an electrical arc.

Arcnoun

A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.

Arcnoun

A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant.

Arcnoun

An arch.

Arcnoun

The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night.

Arcverb

To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.

Arcnoun

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

Arcnoun

a continuous portion of a circle

Arcnoun

something curved in shape

Arcverb

form an arch or curve;

Arrownoun

A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.

Arrownoun

A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g. \to).

Arrownoun

(graph theory) A directed edge.

Arrownoun

A dart.

Arrownoun

(computing) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.

Arrownoun

(botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.

Arrowverb

(intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow)

Arrowverb

(transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly

Arrowverb

To develop an inflorescence.

Arrowverb

To navigate using the arrow keys.

Arrownoun

A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.

Arrownoun

a mark to indicate a direction or relation

Arrownoun

a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

Arrownoun

a weapon consisting of a thin, straight stick with a sharp point, designed to be shot from a bow

Arrownoun

a mark or sign resembling an arrow, used to show direction or position

Arrowverb

move or appear to move swiftly and directly

Arrow

An arrow is a fin-stabilized projectile launched by a bow. A typical arrow usually consists of a long, stiff, straight shaft with a weighty (and usually sharp and pointed) arrowhead attached to the front end, multiple fin-like stabilizers called fletchings mounted near the rear, and a slot at the rear end called nock for engaging the bowstring.