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Definition of Triumphal arch
Triumphal arch Arch Arch, n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus. See Arc.]
1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line.
2. (Arch.)
(a) Usually a curved member made up of separate
wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them
disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve;
used to support the wall or other weight above an
opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i.
e., semicircular), or pointed.
(b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into
wedges or other shapes so as to support each other
without rising in a curve.
Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of
spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into
horizontal or diagonal thrust.
3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into
the arch of a bridge.
4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the
aorta. ``Colors of the showery arch.' --Milton.
Triumphal arch, a monumental structure resembling an arched
gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate
a triumph.
