bend vs arc

bend and arc both are nouns.

bend and arc both are verbs.

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

As verbs, arc is a hyponym of bend; that is, arc is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bend:

bend: form a curve
arc: form an arch or curve

Other hyponyms of bend include crook, curve, arch, curve, incurvate, replicate, retroflex, angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip, bend, bow, crouch, stoop, double, double over, double up, cower, crawl, creep, cringe, fawn, grovel, curl, curl up, draw in.

bend (noun)	arc (noun)
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left	a continuous portion of a circle
movement that causes the formation of a curve	something curved in shape
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
a circular segment of a curve

bend (verb)	arc (verb)
cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form	form an arch or curve
bend a joint
form a curve
change direction
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
bend one's back forward from the waist on down

Difference between bend and arc

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