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Substantiivit

1. (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
2. (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of an other curve.
3. A curve, in general.
4. A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
5. (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.
6. A story arc.
7. (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
8. (graph theory) A directed edge.

Verbit

1. (intransitive) To move following a curved path.
2. (intransitive) To form an electrical arc.