articulated arch

  • 1ARCH —    The arch was invented around 2500 BC in the Indus Valley of ancient India. It is a curved structure that rests on posts or walls and allows for the spanning of an architectural space. Prior to the use of the arch, the post and lintel structure …

    Historical Dictionary of Architecture

  • 2Arch of Titus — The Arch of Titus is a Pentelic marble triumphal arch with a single arched opening, located on the Via Sacra just to the south east of the Forum in Rome. It was constructed by the emperor Domitian shortly after the death of his older brother… …

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  • 3ARCH — aeronaut. abbr. Articulated Computer Hierarchy comp. abbr. Articulated Computer Hierarchy …

    United dictionary of abbreviations and acronyms

  • 4triumphal arch — 1. a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession. 2. an architectural motif resembling in its composition an ancient Roman… …

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  • 5J. Arch Getty — John Arch Getty (born in 1950) is an American historian and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is noted for his research on Russian and Soviet history, especially the period under Joseph Stalin and the history of the… …

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  • 6Pelvic arch — Pelvic Pel vic, a. Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis. [1913 Webster] {Pelvic arch}, or {Pelvic girdle} (Anat.), the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the hind… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7Pectoral arch — Pectoral Pec to*ral (p[e^]k t[ o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr. pectus, oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.] 1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or… …

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  • 8Шарнирная крепь —         (a. articulated bar, articulated arch; н. Gelenkausbau; ф. soutenement articule; и. entibacion de articulacion, entibacion de charnelas, entibacion articulada) сборная крепь, элементы к рой состыкованы шарнирно и могут перемещаться… …

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  • 9кріплення шарнірне — крепь шарнирная articulated bar, articulated arch; joint shaped support *Gelenkausbau кріплення гірничих виробок, елементи якого можуть переміщуватися один відносно одного навколо шарніра без порушення працездатності та несучої здатності… …

    Гірничий енциклопедичний словник

  • 10Gothic Architecture — • History of the style Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gothic Architecture     Gothic Architecture     † …

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