A comune of its province, located at the southern entrance of the Strait of Messina, is to this day called 'Scaletta Zanclea'. In the early 5th century BC, Anaxilas of Rhegium renamed it Messene (Î¼ÎµÏÏÎ®Î½Î·) in honour of the Greek city Messene (Greek: Î¼ÎµÏÏÎ®Î½Î·).
Definition of Arc. An Arc is a curved line that is a part of a circle. An Arc is a part of the circumference of a circle.
Â© 2015 MathsIsFun.com v0.86. A line segment connecting two points on a curve. Example: the line segment connecting two points on a circle's circumference is a chord. When the chord passes through the center of a circle it is called the diameter. See: Diameter