transverse arch
Americannoun
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The fields of evolutionary biology, sports science and medicine have largely neglected the transverse arch when trying to explain the managements of loads applied to the foot.
From Nature ● Feb. 25, 2020
Venkadesan et al. report that the transverse arch of A. afarensis was less curved than that of a human foot and thus, according to their model, probably less stiff.
From Nature ● Feb. 25, 2020
Perhaps those with flat feet have less curvature of their transverse arch and thus potentially reduced stiffness in their feet compared with those whose feet are less flat.
From Nature ● Feb. 25, 2020
Venkadesan et al.1 report that another foot arch — the transverse arch, which is in the vicinity of the metatarsal bones — makes a major contribution to foot stiffness.
From Nature ● Feb. 25, 2020
The north chapel, on the other hand, was formed simply by returning the wall of the aisle northward, and throwing a transverse arch across the aisle from the wall above the arcade.
From The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church by Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
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