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ROUND ARCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("round arch" is a kind of...):
arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "round arch"):
bell arch (a round arch resting on corbels)
horseshoe arch; Moorish 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)
