HyperDic: pointed_arch

English > 1 sense of the expression pointed arch:
NOUNartifactpointed archan arch with a pointed apex
English > pointed arch: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture.
NarrowerGothic archA pointed arch
drop archA blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span
ogee arch, keel archA pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides
trefoil archA pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex
Broaderarch(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
Spanisharco apuntado, arco ojival, ojiva

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