pointed arch

pointed arch

n (Architecture) another name for lancet arch

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Noun

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pointed arch - an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecturearch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above itdrop arch - a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the spanGothic arch - a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apexkeel arch, ogee arch - a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sidestrefoil arch - a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex