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How to pronounce “arc”

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Pronunciation guide for arc

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of arc with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: W. M. Keck Observatoryand review, review papers. And his research areas not only focus on managing these large
Definition summary: (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon. [from 14th c.]

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W. M. Keck Observatory

and review, review papers. And his research areas not only focus on managing these large

[Noun]
(astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon. [from 14th c.]
(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.]
A curve, in general. [from 17th c.]
A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape. [from 17th c.]
(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning. [from 19th c.]
(narratology) Ellipsis of story arc. [from 20th c.]
(mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
(graph theory) A directed edge.
(basketball, slang) The three-point line.
(film) An arclight.
[Verb]
(ambitransitive) To move following a curved path.
(transitive) To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.
(intransitive) To form an electrical arc.