Arc vs Oar - What's the difference?
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(astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of an other curve.
A curve, in general.
A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.
A story arc.
(mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1] ) into a space.
(graph theory) A directed edge.
To move following a curved path.
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To form an electrical arc.
An implement used to propel a boat or a ship in the water, having a flat blade at one end, being rowed from the other end and being normally fastened to the vessel.
An oarsman; a rower.
(zoology) An oar-like swimming organ of various invertebrates.
To row; to propel with oars.
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As nouns the difference between arc and oar
is that arc is that part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon while oar is an implement used to propel a boat or a ship in the water, having a flat blade at one end, being rowed from the other end and being normally fastened to the vessel.As verbs the difference between arc and oar
is that arc is to move following a curved path while oar is to row; to propel with oars.As an acronym ARC
is aIDS-related complex.arc
English
(wikipedia arc)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (curve) curve, swoop * (circular arc) circular arc, circle segment * (directed edge) arrow, directed edgeVerb
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English
(wikipedia oar)Noun
(en noun)- He is a good oar .
Synonyms
* (implement used to propel a boat) paddleDerived terms
* stick one's oar inVerb
(en verb)- Turning the long tables upside down — and there were twelve of them — they seated themselves, one behind another, within the upturned table tops as though they were boats and were about to oar their way into some fabulous ocean.