curve vs arc

curve and arc both are nouns.

curve and arc both are verbs.

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

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

curve: the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
arc: a continuous portion of a circle

Other hyponyms of curve include bell-shaped curve, Gaussian curve, Gaussian shape, normal curve, meander, closed curve, S-shape, catenary, Cupid's bow, undulation, wave, extrados, gooseneck, intrados, bend, crook, turn, twist, crotchet, hook, envelope, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop, spiral, helix, spiral, perversion, sinuosity, sinuousness, arch, bell, bell shape, campana, bow, crescent, quadric, quadric surface, lemniscate, line roulette, roulette, pedal curve, indifference curve, demand curve, polygonal chain, conchoid, brachistochrone, supply curve, cosine curve, cotangent curve, tangent curve.

As verbs, curve and arc are synonyms defined as:

curve and arc: form an arch or curve

Other synonyms of curve include arch.

curve (noun)	arc (noun)
a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter	electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)	a continuous portion of a circle
the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface	something curved in shape
a line on a graph representing data
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

curve (verb)	arc (verb)
form a curl, curve, or kink	form an arch or curve
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
form an arch or curve
bend or cause to bend
extend in curves and turns

Difference between curve and arc

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