arc vs kink

arc

verb
  • To move following a curved path. 

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

  • To form an electrical arc. 

noun
  • A directed edge. 

  • An arclight. 

  • A story arc. 

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

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

  • A curve, in general. 

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

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

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

  • The three-point line. 

kink

verb
  • To form a kink or twist. 

  • To laugh loudly. 

  • To be formed into a kink or twist. 

  • To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing. 

noun
  • A convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying. 

  • A positive 1-soliton solution to the sine-Gordon equation. 

  • A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc. 

  • An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. 

  • A difficulty or flaw that is likely to impede operation, as in a plan or system. 

  • Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behaviour or taste. 

  • A person with peculiar sexual tastes. 

How often have the words arc and kink occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )