Flat Arch (Noun)
Meaning
An arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The design of the flat arch used in the old Roman structures relied heavily on precise cutting of the voussoirs for its stability.
- This 12th-century European monastery was adorned with stunning flat arch windows with pointed supports and glazed surrounds.
- Many engineering techniques such as stepped arch construction may result in nearly flat arch profile or to alleviate superimposed stresses over old spans.
- At several local art classes flat arch motifs or model architectural schemes featured.
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