GOTHIC ARCH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

pointed arch (an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Gothic arch"):

lancet; lancet arch (an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance)

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