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- Dictionaryarch/ɑːtʃ/
noun
- 1. a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it. Similar
verb
- 1. have the curved shape of an arch: "a beautiful bridge that arched over a canal"
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a structure, consisting of a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it: In many churches the side aisles are separated from the central aisle by a row of arches. Passing through the arch, you enter an open courtyard. The vines were trained over an arch, providing shade as well as fruit.
The meaning of ARCH is a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening). How to use arch in a sentence. Did you know?
An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall. 2. countable noun. An arch is a curved line or movement. 3. countable noun. The arch of your foot is the curved section at the bottom in the middle. 4. verb.
Definitions of arch. noun. (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it. see more. noun. a passageway under a curved masonry construction. “they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory” synonyms: archway. see more. noun.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
n. 1. A usually curved structure forming the upper edge of an open space and supporting the weight above it, as in a bridge or doorway. 2. A structure, such as a freestanding monument, shaped like an inverted U. 3. A curve with the ends down and the middle up: the arch of a raised eyebrow. 4.
Definition of arch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Arch definition: A usually curved structure forming the upper edge of an open space and supporting the weight above it, as in a bridge or doorway.
ARCH meaning: 1. a curved structure that usually supports something, for example a bridge or wall 2. the curved…. Learn more.
An arch is a curved vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it. [1] . Arches may support the load above them, or they may perform a purely decorative role.
