round arch

/raʊnd ɑrtʃ/
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Other forms: round arches

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