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uparching

uparching is the present participle and gerund of uparch.

Meaning of uparch

Verb

uparch (third-person singular simple present uparches, present participle uparching, simple past and past participle uparched)

  1. (transitive) To cause to arch upward.
    • The rise of this dome uparched the surrounding beds, locally reversing their earlier dips.1952, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences, page 38

Noun

uparching (plural uparchings)

  1. An arching upward.

Forms of uparching

pluraluparchings

Origin of uparching

From up- + arching.

Questions about uparching

What does uparching mean?
Uparching means an arching upward.
What is uparching the present participle and gerund of?
Uparching is the present participle and gerund of uparch.
What part of speech is uparching?
Uparching is a noun.
What is the plural of uparching?
The plural of uparching is uparchings.

Words near uparching in the dictionary

  1. Upapurana
  2. Upapuranas
  3. uparch
  4. uparched
  5. uparches
  6. uparching
  7. uparchings
  8. uparmored
  9. uparmoured
  10. uparna
  11. uparnas

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