arc vs circle

arc and circle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arc	Yes	No	Yes	No
circle	Yes	No	Yes	No

arc (noun)	circle (noun)
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field	movement once around a course
a continuous portion of a circle	any circular or rotating mechanism
something curved in shape	a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
	a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
	street names for flunitrazepam
	an unofficial association of people or groups
	ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
	something approximating the shape of a circle

arc (verb)	circle (verb)
form an arch or curve	form or draw a circle around
	move in a circular path above (someone or something)
	travel around something