circular arc

circular arc
A continuous section of the circumference of a circle.

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  • circular arc — apskritimo lankas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. circular arc vok. Kreisbogen, m rus. дуга окружности, f pranc. arc de cercle, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • Circular-arc graph — A circular arc graph (left) and a corresponding arc model (right). In graph theory, a circular arc graph is the intersection graph of a set of arcs on the circle. It has one vertex for each arc in the set, and an edge between every pair of… …   Wikipedia

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  • Arc — Arc, n. [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See {Arch}, n.] 1. (Geom.) A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse. [1913 Webster] 2. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Arc (geometry) — A circular sector is shaded in green. Its curved boundary of length L is a circular arc. In geometry, an arc is a closed segment of a differentiable curve in the two dimensional plane; for example, a circular arc is a segment of the circumference …   Wikipedia

  • Circular sector — A circular sector is shaded in green A circular sector or circle sector, is the portion of a disk enclosed by two radii and an arc, where the smaller area is known as the minor sector and the larger being the major sector. In the diagram, θ is… …   Wikipedia

  • arc — 1. noun /ɑː(r)k/ a) A curve. b) A circular arc. Syn: curve, swoop, circular arc, circle segment …   Wiktionary

  • circular — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English circuler, from Middle French, from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus circle Date: 15th century 1. a. having the form of a circle ; round < a circular orbit > b. moving in or describing a circle or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • arc de cercle — apskritimo lankas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. circular arc vok. Kreisbogen, m rus. дуга окружности, f pranc. arc de cercle, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • Circular dichroism — (CD) refers to the differential absorption of left and right circularly polarized light.[1][2] This phenomenon was discovered by Jean Baptiste Biot, Augustin Fresnel, and Aimé Cotton in the first half of the 19th century.[3] It is exhibited in… …   Wikipedia

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