arcus

ˈɑːrkəs

Definition

Definition of arcus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

body structure

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anatomical arch structure

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The arcus of the foot helps in distributing body weight during walking.

arc

arch

eye health

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white band of cholesterol in the cornea

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The doctor noted an arcus in the patient's eye.

arcus senilis

meteorology

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low horizontal cloud formation

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The sky was dominated by a wide arcus, signaling an approaching storm.

shelf cloud

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low horizontal cloud formation

Expressions with arcus

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arcus senilis

gray or white ring around the cornea of the eye

The doctor noted the presence of arcus senilis during the examination..

Origin of arcus

Latin, arcus (bow)

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shelf cloud

severe weather

arcus formation, flat band at a thunderstorm’s front boundary

Examples of arcus in a sentence

An injury to the arcus can affect mobility.
Arcus can indicate high cholesterol levels.
The optometrist checked for arcus during the exam.
An arcus cloud stretched across the horizon.
The arcus indicated a change in weather.

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French:arcus, arc cornéen, ...
German:Bogenstruktur, Arcus, ...
Italian:arco anatomico, arcus, ...
Spanish:arco anatómico, arco corneal, ...
Portuguese:arco, arco senil, ...
Chinese:弓, 角膜弓, ...
Japanese:アーチ, アークス, ...
Arabic:قَوْس, قَوْس قَرَنِي, ...
Hebrew:קֶשֶׁת אֲנָטוֹמִית, קַשְׁתִּית הָעַיִן, ...
Russian:арка, аркус корнеа, ...
Ukrainian:анатомічна арка, аркус, ...
Hindi:वृत्त, आर्कस, ...
Bengali:আর্কাস গঠন, কর্নিয়ার ব্যান্ড, ...
Catalan:arc anatòmic, arcus, ...
Czech:oblouk, rohovkový oblouk, ...
Danish:bue struktur, arcus, ...
Dutch:boog, arcus, ...
Greek:ανατομική αψίδα, αρκού, ...
Hungarian:ív, szaruhártyaív, ...
Khmer:រចនាសម្ព័ន្ធរាងធ្នូក្នុងកាយវិភាគសាស្ត្រ, រង្វង់សកែវភ្នែក, ...
Korean:아치, 각막환, ...
Persian:قوس, آرکوس, ...
Polish:łuk, arcus, ...
Portuguese (BR):arco, arco senil, ...
Romanian:arc anatomic, arcus, ...
Swedish:båge, arcus, ...
Thai:โครงโค้ง, แถบสีขาวในกระจกตา, ...
Turkish:ayak kemeri, kornea halkası, ...
Vietnamese:vòm chân, dải trắng, ...

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Definition of arcus - Reverso English Dictionary

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