diminished arch
1diminished arch — noun an arch whose height is less than half its width • Syn: ↑skeen arch, ↑skene arch, ↑scheme arch • Hypernyms: ↑arch * * * noun : an arch having less height than half its width (as a segmental or three centered arch) compare drop arc …
2Diminished — Diminish Di*min ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di (= L. dis ) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis }, and {Minish}.] 1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or… …
3Diminished column — Diminish Di*min ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di (= L. dis ) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis }, and {Minish}.] 1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or… …
4Diminished scale — Diminish Di*min ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di (= L. dis ) + minish: cf. L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis }, and {Minish}.] 1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or… …
5Arch — For other uses, see Arch (disambiguation). A masonry arch 1. Keystone 2. Voussoir 3. Extrados 4. Impost 5. Intrados 6. Rise 7. Clear span 8. Abutment An arch is a structure that spans a space while… …
6scheme arch — noun an arch whose height is less than half its width • Syn: ↑skeen arch, ↑skene arch, ↑diminished arch • Hypernyms: ↑arch * * * ˈskēm noun also skeen ar …
7skeen arch — noun an arch whose height is less than half its width • Syn: ↑skene arch, ↑scheme arch, ↑diminished arch • Hypernyms: ↑arch * * * variant of scheme arch …
8skene arch — noun an arch whose height is less than half its width • Syn: ↑skeen arch, ↑scheme arch, ↑diminished arch • Hypernyms: ↑arch * * * variant of scheme arch …
9Skew arch — A skew arch (also known as an oblique arch) is a method of construction that enables an arch bridge to span an obstacle at some angle other than a right angle. This results in the faces of the arch not being perpendicular to its abutments and its …
10Jack arch — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …
