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basket-handle arch — noun a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers • Syn: ↑three centered arch • Hypernyms: ↑round arch * * * noun : a low crowned elliptical arch drawn from three or more centers see arch illustration * * * /bas kit… … Useful english dictionary
Arch — • A structure composed of separate pieces, such as stone or bricks, having the shape of truncated wedges, arranged on a curved line so as to retain their position by mutual pressure Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arch Arch … Catholic encyclopedia
arch — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellian, Machiavellic, acute, apse, arc, arcade, arcature, arch over, arched roof, archway, artful, astute, banner, bantam, barrow, basket handle arch, bend, bend back, bestraddle, bestride, bold, boundary stone … Moby Thesaurus
arch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. curve, arc, vault. See convexity, concavity, curvature. adj. cunning, roguish; preeminent, chief. See superiority. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Main] Syn. chief, main, principal; see principal . 2.… … English dictionary for students
round arch — noun an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture • Hypernyms: ↑arch • Hyponyms: ↑bell arch, ↑Moorish arch, ↑horseshoe arch, ↑Roman arch, ↑semicircular arch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
three-centered arch — noun a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers • Syn: ↑basket handle arch • Hypernyms: ↑round arch * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : an arch whose intrados curve is described from three centers … Useful english dictionary
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