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Bogen, Himmelsbogen

That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.

Examples :

"The moon's arc across the sky was spectacular last night. "

Der Himmelsbogen des Mondes über den Himmel war letzte Nacht spektakulär.

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Bogen, Krümmung

A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.

Examples :

"The Ferris wheel's arc reached high above the crowd. "

Der Bogen des Riesenrads ragte hoch über die Menge hinaus.

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Bogen, Krümmung

A curve, in general.

Examples :

"The rollercoaster's arc took riders high above the ground. "

Der Bogen der Achterbahn brachte die Fahrer hoch über den Boden.

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Bogen, Krümmung

A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.

Examples :

"The stained-glass window depicted a colorful arc of the rainbow. "

Das Buntglasfenster zeigte einen farbenfrohen Bogen des Regenbogens.

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Lichtbogen

(electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge between either two electrodes or as lightning.

Examples :

"A sudden arc of electricity jumped between the metal doorknob and the woman's finger as she touched it. "

Ein plötzlicher Lichtbogen sprang zwischen dem metallenen Türknauf und dem Finger der Frau, als sie ihn berührte.

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Handlungsbogen

A story arc.

Examples :

"The main arc of the school play tells the story of a student overcoming their fear of public speaking. "

Der Haupt-Handlungsbogen des Schultheaters erzählt die Geschichte eines Schülers, der seine Angst vor dem öffentlichen Reden überwindet.

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Bogen

A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.

Examples :

"The animation showed the arc of the ball as it traveled through the air. "

Die Animation zeigte den Bogen des Balls, als er durch die Luft flog.

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Kante, Bogen

A directed edge.

Examples :

"The arc from history class to lunch break was the longest part of my day. "

Der Bogen vom Geschichtsunterricht zur Mittagspause war der längste Teil meines Tages.

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Dreipunktelinie

The three-point line.

Examples :

"The basketball player shot the ball from beyond the arc, scoring three points. "

Der Basketballspieler warf den Ball von jenseits der Dreipunktelinie und erzielte drei Punkte.

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Lichtbogen

An arclight.

Examples :

"The school auditorium was lit by powerful arclights. "

Die Schulaula wurde von leistungsstarken Lichtbögen beleuchtet.

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Sich biegen, sich krümmen

To move following a curved path.

Examples :

"The airplane expertly arc'd over the mountain range. "

Das Flugzeug bog sich gekonnt über die Bergkette.

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Bogen bilden, sich biegen

To shape into an arc; to hold in the form of an arc.

Examples :

"The gardener carefully arced the branches of the rose bush, creating a beautiful, symmetrical shape. "

Der Gärtner bog die Zweige des Rosenbusches vorsichtig, wodurch eine schöne, symmetrische Form entstand.

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Einen Lichtbogen bilden

To form an electrical arc.

Examples :

"The faulty wiring in the classroom arc'ed, causing a brief but intense flash of light. "

Die fehlerhafte Verkabelung im Klassenzimmer bildete einen Lichtbogen, was zu einem kurzen, aber intensiven Lichtblitz führte.

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