GOTHIC ARCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gothic arch mean? 

• GOTHIC ARCH (noun)
  The noun GOTHIC ARCH has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GOTHIC ARCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOTHIC ARCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

pointed arch (an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture)

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

lancet; lancet arch (an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance)