rounded arch

Frequency: 6.27.5 per million words

Describes an arch with a curved, but not necessarily fully semicircular, shape.

archADJECTIVE + NOUN

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rounded

Examples (10)

  • The old church is known for its beautiful rounded arch.
  • The Roman aqueduct was supported by a series of massive rounded arches.
  • Unlike the sharp Gothic style, Romanesque architecture favors the rounded arch.
  • A single rounded arch framed the grand entrance to the courtyard.
  • Norman castles often featured thick walls and simple rounded arches over doorways.
  • The windows were set within a series of elegant rounded arches.
  • The masons carefully constructed the rounded arch brick by brick.
  • This architectural style is easily identified by its characteristic use of the rounded arch.
  • We walked through a massive rounded arch to enter the ancient city.
  • The art historian explained the significance of the rounded arch in early medieval architecture.