present participle of arc

The shape or motion of something that arcs.

plural of arcing

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

(transitive, intransitive) 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.

(mathematics) Used to form the names of inverse trigonometric functions, and the symbols for these functions.

(publishing) Acronym of advance reader's copy, a copy of a book given to a reviewer free in advance for review purposes. / (pathology) Initialism of AIDS-related complex.

Initialism of American Red Cross.

(nautical, military) The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia).

(nautical, military, initialism) ship's prefix for warships of the navy of Colombia.