ARCH
noun
Definitions
- 1. Any part of a curved line.
- 2. Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i. e., semicircular), or pointed.
- 3. A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.
- 4. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge.
- 5. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta. "Colors of the showery arch." Milton. Triumphal arch, a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
ARCH
(adjective)
1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal. The most arch act of piteous massacre. Shak.
2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch ...
ARCH
(verb)
1. To cover with an arch or arches.
2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch. The horse arched his neck. Charlesworth.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025