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archlike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling an arch … Useful english dictionary
Mountains and Clouds — Artist Alexander Calder Year 1986 Type sculpture Dimensions (51 ft. in × 75 ft. in) Location … Wikipedia
corbelarch — corbel arch Alan Witschonke n. An archlike structure in which the sides are formed by corbeling. * * * … Universalium
arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes. Cf. braced arch. * * * … Universalium
archivolt — /ahr keuh vohlt /, n. Archit. a molded or decorated band following the extrados of an arch or forming an archlike frame for an opening. [1725 35; < F archivolte < It archivolto < ML *archivoltum, Latinization of OF arvol < LL arcus volutus… … Universalium
branchial arch — 1. Zool. one of a series of bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians; gill bar. 2. Embryol. one of a series of archlike mesodermal thickenings of the body wall in the… … Universalium
kore — /kawr ee, kohr ee; kawr ay, kohr ay/, n., pl. korai /kawr uy, kohr uy/. 1. Gk. Antiq. a sculptured representation of a young woman, esp. one produced prior to the 5th century B.C. 2. Also, Core, Cora. (cap.) Class. Myth. Persephone, esp. as a… … Universalium
rib — rib1 ribber, n. ribless, adj. riblike, adj. /rib/, n., v., ribbed, ribbing. n. 1. one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being… … Universalium
sonata — /seuh nah teuh/, n. Music. a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys. [1685 95; < It < L sonata, fem. of sonatus (ptp. of sonare to SOUND1). See SONANT, ATE1] * * * I Musical form… … Universalium
Cincinnati Arch — ▪ geological structure, Ohio, United States geologic anticlinal (archlike) structure influential during the Paleozoic Era (542 million to 251 million years ago); it existed as a persistent low lying land area flanked by seas covering a… … Universalium
