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counterarch

counterarch noun: an arch built adjacent to another arch to oppose its forces or help to stabilize it.

Noun

counterarch (plural counterarches)

  1. An arch built adjacent to another arch to oppose its forces or help to stabilize it.

Forms of counterarch

pluralcounterarches

Origin of counterarch

From counter- + arch.

Questions about counterarch

What does counterarch mean?
Counterarch means an arch built adjacent to another arch to oppose its forces or help to stabilize it.
What part of speech is counterarch?
Counterarch is a noun.
What is the plural of counterarch?
The plural of counterarch is counterarches.

Words near counterarch in the dictionary

  1. counterapplications
  2. counterapproach
  3. counterapproaches
  4. counterapse
  5. counterapses
  6. counterarch
  7. counterarches
  8. counterarguable
  9. counterargue
  10. counterargued
  11. counterarguer

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