straight arch

noun

A form of arch in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn radially.

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flat arch
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Meanings

nounstraight arch (plural straight arches)

plural straight arches

  1. A form of arch in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn radially.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados

Similar
flat arch
Broader
arch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

straight arch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight%20arch

MLA

“straight arch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight%20arch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straight arch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight%20arch.

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