Arch(n.)
- Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed.
Arch(n.)
- A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.
Arch(n.)
- Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge.
Arch(n.)
- Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta.