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FLAT ARCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flat arch mean? 

FLAT ARCH (noun)
  The noun FLAT ARCH has 1 sense:

1. an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intradosplay

  Familiarity information: FLAT ARCH used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLAT ARCH (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flat arch; straight arch

Hypernyms ("flat arch" is a kind of...):

arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)


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