| Sci-Tech Dictionary: equilateral arch |
(architecture) An arch described by two circular curves intersecting at the peak of the arch, each curve having a chord equal to the span.
| Sci-Tech Dictionary: equilateral arch |
(architecture) An arch described by two circular curves intersecting at the peak of the arch, each curve having a chord equal to the span.
| Architecture: equilateral arch, equilateral pointed arch, three-pointed arch |
A two-centered arch in which the chords of the curves just equal the span of the arch.
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| two-centered arch | |
| arch | |
| Ogive |
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