overarc

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noun

In a two-dimensional knot diagram, any arc which crosses over another segment of the knot.

OriginEnglish arc ← Middle English ark ← Old French arc →
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Meanings

nounoverarc (plural overarcs)

plural overarcs

  1. mathematicsIn a two-dimensional knot diagram, any arc which crosses over another segment of the knot.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Proto-West Germanic*obar
  5. Old Englishofer
  6. Middle Englishover
  7. Englishover
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
  10. Proto-Italic*arkuos
  11. Latinarcus
  12. Old Frencharc
  13. Middle Englishark
  14. Englisharc
  15. Englishoverarc

From over + arc.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Corveraarcover
Cite this entry
APA

overarc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overarc

MLA

“overarc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overarc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overarc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overarc.

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