

to throw or make into the shape of an arch or vault.to cover with a vault, or span with an arch: the rude bridge that arched the flood. The structures of the vertebral arch protect the spinal nerves that run through the spinal canal.It leaves the heart and ascends, then descends back to create the arch. a chamber or opening in a glassmaking furnace. The aortic arch is the portion of the main artery that bends between the ascending and descending aorta.Civil Engineeringa dam construction having the form of a barrel vault running vertically with its convex face toward the impounded water.

Clothinga device inserted in or built into shoes for supporting the arch of the foot.any overhead curvature resembling an arch. the curved head of an opening, as a doorway. a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head an archway. any overhead curvature resembling an arch. an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.A usually curved structure forming the upper edge of an open space and supporting the weight. Transition Architecture is described in Part IV, 32.2.3 Architecture Definition Document. Note: One or more Transition Architectures may be used to describe the progression in time from the Baseline to the Target Architecture. Architecturethe curved head of an opening, as a doorway. Arch definition A curve with the ends down and the middle up. A formal description of one state of the architecture at an architecturally significant point in time.Architecturea doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head.Architecturean upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.Architecturea curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.-arch- also appears with the meaning "first, earliest, original, oldest in time.'' This meaning is found in such words as: archaeology, archaic, archaism, archetype.-arch- is also used to form nouns that refer to persons who are the most important, most notable, or the most extreme examples of (the following noun): archenemy (= the most important enemy) Īrchconservative (= the most extreme example of a conservative).A physical change from the solid directly into the gaseous state. They fall into three categories: arches, loops, and whorls. The recognizable pattern of the ridges found in the end joints of fingers that form lines on the surfaces of objects in a fingerprint. Ruler.'' This meaning is found in such words as: anarchy, archbishop, archdiocese, hierarchy, matriarch, monarch, monarchy, patriarch. A three-dimensional fingerprint made ins oft material such as clay, soap, or putty. -arch- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "chief.Mischievous or cunning: an arch little grin. to form (into) an arch: The elms arched over the road.anything bowed or curved like an arch: the arch of the foot.Architecturea doorway, gateway, or opening having a curved head.Architecturea curved construction over an opening.
