arch
An inverted U shapeAn inverted U shape.
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» The arches abut against the stone.
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Examples
24 sentencesThe arches abut against the stone.
There is a huge arch over the road.
Ziri has an arch of roses at the entrance of his backyard.
Meaning
10 sensesAn inverted U shape.
Bogen
дуга́dugá, а́ркаárka
дуга́duhá, а́ркаárka
An architectural element having the shape of an arch
Bogen
а́ркаárka, сводsvod
а́ркаárka
The curved part of the bottom of a foot.
Fußgewölbe, Fußbogen, Spann
сводsvod
More meanings 7
Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
to pass into the arch of a bridge
An architecture; a computer architecture or instruction set architecture.
In the Linux kernel, arch-specific code lives in the arch directory of the source tree.
An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
Bogen
а́ркаárka, сводsvod
A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
Synonym of god (“person who owns and runs a multi-user dungeon”).
(archaic)An arc; a part of a curve.
(obsolete)A chief.
- a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
- a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
- a passageway under a curved masonry construction
- (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
Origin
From Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”), a feminine form of arcFrom Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”). Doublet of arc and arco. Displaced native Old English bīeġels and Old English hwealf.
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