lancet arch

lancet arch

noun Architecture.
an arch having a head that is acutely pointed.


Origin:
1815–25
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Lancet arch is always a great word to know.
So is aisle. Does it mean:
an arc or a rounded space between cusps, as in the carved decoration of a window or other ornamentation
a longitudinal division of an interior area, as in a church, separated from the main area by an arcade or the like
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lancet arch
 
n
Sometimes shortened to: lancet, acute arch, Gothic arch, pointed arch, Also called: ogive a narrow acutely pointed arch having two centres of equal radii

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