Arcus may refer to:

Businesses and organizations

*ARCUS, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, supporting Arctic policy in the U.S. *

Arcus AS Arcus AS is Norway's largest wholesaler of wine and liquor. It was created when it was demerged from the state-owned wine and liquor retailer Vinmonopolet on January 1, 1996. The retailing operations were kept in Vinmonopolet; import, export, produ ...

, a Norwegian producer of liquor *

Arcus Co. Arcus may refer to: Businesses and organizations *ARCUS, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, supporting Arctic policy in the U.S. *Arcus AS, a Norwegian producer of liquor * Arcus Co., a Bulgarian firearm manufacturer * Arcus Fo ...

, a Bulgarian firearm manufacturer *

Arcus Foundation The Arcus Foundation is an international charitable foundation focused on issues related to LGBT rights, social justice, ape conservation, and environmental preservation. The foundation's stated mission is "to ensure that LGBT people and our fello ...

, supporting great apes and LGBT rights * Arcus-Air, a German airline

Gliders

* Schempp-Hirth Arcus a two-seat glider *

Pegas Arcus The Pegas Arcus is a Czech single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Pegas 2000 of Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech ...

, a Czech paraglider design * Swing Arcus, German paraglider design

Human anatomy

Arcus anterior atlantis In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck. It is named for Atlas of Greek mythology because, just as Atlas supported the globe, it supports the entire head. The atlas ...

* Arcus aortae * Arcus corneae *

Arcus costalis The costal margin, also known as the costal arch, is the lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage. Structure The costal margin is the medial margin formed by the cartilages of the seventh to tenth ribs. It att ...

* Arcus dentalis * Arcus dentalis mandibularis * Arcus dentalis maxillaris *

Arcus ductus thoracici In human anatomy, the thoracic duct is the larger of the two lymph ducts of the lymphatic system. It is also known as the ''left lymphatic duct'', ''alimentary duct'', ''chyliferous duct'', and ''Van Hoorne's canal''. The other duct is the rig ...

* Arcus iliopectineus *

Arcus inguinalis The inguinal ligament (), also known as Poupart's ligament or groin ligament, is a band running from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac spine. It forms the base of the inguinal canal through which an indirect inguinal hernia may d ...

Arcus lumbocostalis lateralis The lateral arcuate ligament (also lateral lumbocostal arch and external arcuate ligament) is a ligament under the diaphragm that arches across the upper part of the quadratus lumborum muscle. It is traversed by the subcostal nerve, artery and v ...

Arcus lumbocostalis medialis The medial arcuate ligament (also medial lumbocostal arch and internal arcuate ligament) is a tendinous fascia that arches over the psoas major muscle as it passes posterior the diaphragm. Structure The medial arcuate ligament is an arch in the f ...

* Arcus palatini * Arcus palatoglossus * Arcus palatopharyngeus * Arcus palmaris profundus * Arcus palmaris superficialis * Arcus pedis longitudinalis pars lateralis * Arcus pedis longitudinalis pars medialis * Arcus pedis transversalis * Arcus plantaris * Arcus plantaris profundus *

Arcus posterior atlantis In anatomy, the atlas (C1) is the most superior (first) cervical vertebra of the spine and is located in the neck. It is named for Atlas of Greek mythology because, just as Atlas supported the globe, it supports the entire head. The atlas ...

Arcus pubis The pubic arch, also referred to as the ''ischiopubic arch'', is part of the pelvis. It is formed by the convergence of the inferior rami of the ischium and pubis on either side, below the pubic symphysis. The angle at which they converge is kn ...

* Arcus tendineus fasciae pelvis *

Arcus unguium The lunula, or lunulae (pl.) (), is the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail or toenail. In humans, it appears by week 14 of gestation, and has a primary structural role in defining the free edge of the distal nail plate (t ...

Arcus venosus dorsalis pedis The dorsal venous arch of the foot is a superficial vein that connects the small saphenous vein and the great saphenous vein. Anatomically, it is defined by where the dorsal veins of the first and fifth digit Digit may refer to: Mathematic ...

Arcus venosus jugularis Just above the sternum the two anterior jugular veins communicate by a transverse trunk, the jugular venous arch (or venous jugular arch), which receive tributaries from the inferior thyroid veins; each also communicates with the internal jugul ...

* Arcus venosus palmaris profundus *

Arcus venosus palmaris superficialis The superficial palmar arch is accompanied by a pair of venae comitantes which constitute the superficial palmar venous arch. It receives the veins corresponding to the branches of the superficial arterial arch: the common palmar digital veins Th ...

* Arcus venosus plantaris *

Arcus volaris profundus The deep palmar arch (deep volar arch) is an arterial network found in the palm. It is usually primarily formed from the terminal part of the radial artery. The ulnar artery also contributes through an anastomosis. This is in contrast to the supe ...

Arcus volaris superficialis The superficial palmar arch is formed predominantly by the ulnar artery, with a contribution from the superficial palmar branch of the radial artery. However, in some individuals the contribution from the radial artery might be absent, and instea ...

Video games

*'' Arcus II: Silent Symphony'' *'' Arcus Odyssey'' * ''Arcus'' (video game), see

List of X68000 games The X68000 is a fourth-generation home computer developed and manufactured by Sharp Corporation, first released only in Japan on March 28, 1987. It was the second and last computer to be released under the Sharp brand, succeeding the X1 serie ...

Other uses

Arcus cloud An arcus cloud is a low, horizontal cloud formation, usually appearing as an accessory cloud to a cumulonimbus. Roll clouds and shelf clouds are the two main types of arcus clouds. They most frequently form along the leading edge or gust fronts ...

formation * Agfa Arcus scanners *

Arcus (planetary geology) In planetary geology, an arcus (pl. ''arcũs'') is an arc-shaped type of landform. Arcus is the Latin word for arc. As of 2022 the only named arcus are Hotei Arcus on Saturn's moon Titan and Kaʼan Arcus on the primitive trans-Neptunian object 4 ...

(pl. ''arcūs''), an arc-shaped feature *

Arcus senilis Arcus senilis (AS), also known as gerontoxon, arcus lipoides, arcus corneae, corneal arcus, arcus adiposus, or arcus cornealis, are rings in the peripheral cornea. It‘s usually caused by cholesterol deposits, so it may be a sign of high choleste ...

, age-related change in the iris *

Arcus (satellite) Arcus is a proposed X-ray space observatory proposed to NASA's Explorer program, Medium Explorer (MIDEX) class. The Arcus mission would study galaxies and galaxy clusters using high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy to characterize the interactio ...

, a proposed X-ray space telescope *

Inverse trigonometric functions In mathematics, the inverse trigonometric functions (occasionally also called arcus functions, antitrigonometric functions or cyclometric functions) are the inverse functions of the trigonometric functions (with suitably restricted domains). S ...

, also called arcus or arc functions *

Arcus Argentariorum The Arcus Argentariorum (Latin: ''Arch of the Money-Changers''; in Italian: ''Arco degli Argentari''), is an ancient Roman arch that was partly incorporated in the seventh century into the western wall of the nearby church of San Giorgio al Velab ...

, an arch of San Giorgio al Velabro Church, Rome, Italy *Arcus, the main

protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...

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