arrow
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæɹəʊ/
note: without the Mary–marry–merry merger
ipa: /ˈæɹoʊ/
note: Mary–marry–merry merger
ipa: /ˈɛ(ə)ɹoʊ/
ipa: /ˈæɹə/
rhymes: -æɹəʊ
Forms: form: arrows
Etymology: From Middle English arwe, from Old English earh (oblique form ēarw-), from Proto-West Germanic *arhu, from Proto-Germanic *arhwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- (“bow, arrow”). Cognate with Faroese ørv (“arrow”), Icelandic ör (“arrow”), örvar (“arrows”), Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌽𐌰 (arƕazna, “dart”), Latin arcus (“bow”).
Senses: examples: text: The Citizens in their rage, imagining that euery poſt in the Churche had bin one of yᵉ Souldyers, ſhot habbe or nabbe at randon^([sic – meaning random]) uppe to the Roode lofte, and to the Chancell, leauing ſome of theyr arrowes ſticking in the Images.
ref: 1577, Raphaell Holinshed; Richarde Stanyhurst [i.e., Richard Stanihurst], “[The Historie of Irelande […].] The Thirde Booke of the Historie of Ireland, Comprising the Raigne of Henry the Eyght: ….”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Hunne, →OCLC, pages 77–78, column 2:
text: Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
ref: 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
glosses: A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
examples: text: Consider now the arrow with initial point A and terminal point B; this arrow we shall designate by #92;overrightarrow#123;AB#125;. If a#95;1,a#95;2,a#95;3, and b#95;1,b#95;2,b#95;3 are the coordinates of A and B, respectively, then #92;overrightarrow#123;AB#125; is equal to the arrow #92;overrightarrow#123;OP#125;, where O is the origin of the coordinate system and P has coordinates b#95;1-a#95;1,b#95;2-a#95;2,b#95;3-a#95;3. Thus each arrow is equal to one having the origin as its initial point.
ref: 1968, Robert R. Stoll, Edward T. Wong, Linear Algebra, London: Academic Press, →LCCN, pages 2–3:
glosses: A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→).
topics: graph-theory
mathematics
sciences
glosses: A directed edge.
topics: category-theory
computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A morphism.
examples: text: The second arrow flew through the air in a drunken parabolic curve and nestled just below the previous dart. Twenty!
“Good arrows!” came from all around the room. Total silence came from the opposition corner.
ref: 2014, John Eaton, It's Gonna Rain All Night, page 182:
topics: darts
games
glosses: A dart.
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
programming
sciences
glosses: The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
examples: text: When the bulb of the “blowing ball” is operated, a gentle spray, much like what happens in Nature when a sugar cane arrow is shaken by the wind or gently tapped, is given out at the free end of the capsule and can be directed to any portion of the arrow as desired.
ref: 1921, The Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manufacturer, volume 67, page 187:
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.
Synonyms: sense: projectile
word: streal
sense: in graph theory
word: arc
sense: in graph theory
word: directed edge
Derived terms: arrow arum
arrowback
arrow bag
arrow bamboo
arrow board
arrow crab
arrow-finger
arrowgrass
arrowhead
arrow-head
arrowheaded
arrow-hole
arrow in the quiver
arrowleaf
arrowless
arrowlet
arrowlike
arrowmaker
arrow of love
arrow of time
time's arrow
arrow paradox
arrowpoint
arrow poison
arrow-poison frog
arrow prayer
arrowproof
arrow-root
arrowroot
arrow slit
arrowslit
arrowsmith
arrow-straight
arrow switch
Arrowverse
arrowwood
arrow-wood
arrowword
arrowworm
arrow worm
arrowy
bow and arrow
broad arrow
broken arrow
cool arrow
Dutch arrow
elf arrow
fat arrow
fire arrow
green arrow
hit two targets with one arrow
life-arrow
Peirce arrow
poison arrow
poison arrow frog
possession arrow
red arrow
sea arrow
sharrow
slings and arrows
straight-arrow
straight arrow
straight as an arrow
Swiss arrow
whistling arrow
yellowline arrow crab
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