Also, the entire circle is not required; usually just a small arc will suffice.

After a while, Elena's fire lit only one small arc of the stone.

So far, they had traveled only a very small arc of the entire circle.

Here the wheel with a small arc is necessary to follow curved lines without dragging.

The man rose off his feet, described a small arc, and crashed through the packing case in among the frogs.

The ball made small arcs in the air, urging them to climb on.

A smaller arc is one-36th of the circumference, or about 6,000 miles long.

He made a fist and swung it in a small tight arc.

The most intact portion of the rim is a small arc along the eastern side.

I ignored him, having only a small arc to finish.