round arch

American  

noun

1. an arch formed in a continuous curve, especially in a semicircle.

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Etymology

Origin of round arch

First recorded in 1830–40

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round arch

The new building is imposing but not garish: with double-height round arch windows and a shallow roof, it resembles a departmental college library.

From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2015

While the Pointed architecture suggests upward lines, and the Greek entablature horizontal lines, the round arch suggests a neutral position between the two.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur

The great round arch is filled with two orders of mouldings, one a broad strip of arabesque, the other a series of kneeling angels below and of arabesque above.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

The westernmost bay shows in the triforium stage a round arch comprising four pointed arches.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Hallett, Cecil Walter Charles

The round arch is employed in this building, but the general proportions and treatment are essentially Gothic.

From Architecture Gothic and Renaissance by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)