Arc

From Middle English, from Old French arc, from Latin arcus ("a bow, arc, arch").

Full definition of arc

(plural arcs)

(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 an other 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 between either two electrodes or as lightning. from 19th c.
A story arc. from 20th c.
(mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically 1) into a space.
(graph theory) A directed edge.

2011, February 4, Gareth Roberts, Wales 19-26 England, Gatland's side got back to within striking distance when fly-half Jones's clever pass sent centre Jonathan Davies arcing round Shontayne Hape.