POINTED ARCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pointed arch mean? 

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

1. an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• POINTED ARCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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)

 Context examples 

To be sure, the pointed arch was preserved—the form of them was Gothic—they might be even casements—but every pane was so large, so clear, so light!

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)