flat arch

American  

noun

Architecture.

1. an arch having a more or less flat intrados and extrados with voussoirs radiating from a center below the arch.

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Etymology

Origin of flat arch

First recorded in 1705–15

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flat arch

An old man with a lined rectangular face and a scar across the flat arch of his nose, he was the leader of the larboard watch and Reed’s right-hand man.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

A less satisfactory sort of arch is what is called the flat arch.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 by Various

These lines must be represented by a flat arch of linoxin with a downward pointing magnet therefrom, to represent adhesion to the surface.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Gardner, Henry A.

In the larger room a quaint fireplace with a flat arch, a bunk, a table supporting a typewriter, and several shelves full of books made up the furnishing.

From The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range by Garland, Hamlin

In a moment he traversed the windings of the corridor, and halted under a flat arch at one side of the temple nave.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 by Various