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arch

/ɑːrtʃ/

noun

Bir açıklığı kapsayan ve üzerindeki ağırlığı taşıyan kavisli yapı

A curved structure that spans an opening and supports weight above it.

  • The stone arch has stood for centuries.
  • They walked through the arch into the courtyard.
  • The bridge has three elegant arches.
  • Roman engineers perfected the construction of the arch, enabling them to build larger and more durable public buildings throughout their empire.
  • The cathedral's Gothic arch reached nearly thirty meters in height, creating a sense of spiritual elevation for medieval worshippers.
  • Researchers discovered that the ancient arch had been constructed without mortar, relying entirely on precisely cut stones and gravitational forces.
noun

Topuk ile ayak parmakları arasındaki ayak tabanının kavisli kısmı

The curved underside of the foot between the heel and toes.

  • These shoes provide good arch support.
  • She has high arches in her feet.
  • The runner developed pain in his arch.
verb

Kavisli bir şekle bükmek veya biçimlendirmek

To form or bend into a curved shape.

  • The cat arched its back and hissed.
  • She arched her eyebrows in surprise.
  • The branches arch over the pathway.
adjectiveliterary

Şakacı veya muzipçe; kasıtlı olarak kışkırtıcı

Playfully teasing or mischievous; deliberately provocative.

  • He gave her an arch smile.
  • Her tone was arch and slightly mocking.
  • The comedy has an arch, self-aware quality.