HyperDic: round_arch

English > 1 sense of the expression round arch:
NOUNartifactround archan arch formed in a continuous curve
English > round arch: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture.
NarrowerMoorish arch, horseshoe archA round arch that widens before rounding off
Roman arch, semicircular archA round arch drawn from a single center
bell archA round arch resting on corbels
three-centered arch, basket-handle archA round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers
Broaderarch(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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