What is "arcus"

n. 1 (context medicine English) A white band of cholesterol that forms at the edge of the cornea 2 (context meteorology English) A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow 3 (context entomology English) An elastic band around the base of the arolium, a pad at the end of the leg of certain insects 4 (context palynology English) An arc-shaped band of thickened sexine extending between two apertures on a pollen grain or spore

n. an arc-shaped whitish deposit sometimes seen in the cornea [syn: arcus senilis]

Arcuş is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. Composed of a single village, Arcuş, it became an independent commune when it split from Valea Crișului in 2004. Arcuş previously formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province.

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 to differ between the retailing, kept in Vinmonopolet, and the import, export, production and storage that was transferred to Arcus.

In July 2001 the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry sold 66% of the company to Sucra, who were also granted an option to purchase the rest of the company, a transaction that took place in 2003. In 2005 Sucra sold Arcus to the Swedish investment company Ratos, including the partial ownership of Braastad. Arcus has both storage of beverages from when it was demerged as well as recipes from Vinmonopolet, some of which date back a long time, including the recipes taken over from the purchase of Løitens Brænderi in 1927.

Category:Wholesalers of Norway Category:Formerly government-owned companies of Norway Category:Companies based in Oslo