POINTED ARCH

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Meaning:

An arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture

Classified under:

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

arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)

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

drop arch (a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span)

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

keel arch; ogee arch (a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides)

trefoil arch (a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex)