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- Dictionaryarch/ärCH/
noun
- 1. a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it. Similar
verb
- 1. have the curved shape of an arch: "a beautiful bridge that arched over a canal"
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The meaning of ARCH is a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening). How to use arch in a sentence.
a structure, consisting of a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it: In many churches the side aisles are separated from the central aisle by a row of arches. Passing through the arch, you enter an open courtyard. The vines were trained over an arch, providing shade as well as fruit.
1. countable noun. An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on either side by a pillar, post, or wall. 2. countable noun. An arch is a curved line or movement. 3. countable noun. The arch of your foot is the curved section at the bottom in the middle. 4. verb.
An arch is a shape that resembles an upside down "U." You may find this shape in a carefully tweezed eyebrow or in the famous golden pair that make you hunger for a Big Mac. In architecture, an arch is an opening that is often found supporting the weight of a something above it — like a bridge or a wall.
n. 1. A usually curved structure forming the upper edge of an open space and supporting the weight above it, as in a bridge or doorway. 2. A structure, such as a freestanding monument, shaped like an inverted U. 3. A curve with the ends down and the middle up: the arch of a raised eyebrow. 4.
: a usually curved part of a structure that is over an opening and that supports a wall or other weight above the opening. 2. : the raised area on the bottom of the foot that is formed by a curved section of bones — see picture at foot. 3. : something that has a curved shape. There was a slight arch to her eyebrows. an arch in the cat's back.
Definition of arch noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
