| NOUN | artifact | pointed arch | an arch with a pointed apex |
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| Meaning | An arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture. | |
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| Narrower | Gothic arch | A pointed arch |
| drop arch | A blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span | |
| ogee arch, keel arch | A pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides | |
| trefoil arch | A pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex | |
| Broader | arch | (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it |
| Spanish | arco apuntado, arco ojival, ojiva | |
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