NOUN | artifact | round arch | an arch formed in a continuous curve |
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Meaning | An arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture. | |
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Narrower | Moorish arch, horseshoe arch | A round arch that widens before rounding off |
Roman arch, semicircular arch | A round arch drawn from a single center | |
bell arch | A round arch resting on corbels | |
three-centered arch, basket-handle arch | A round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers | |
Broader | arch | (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it |
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