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Definition of Diminished arch
1. Noun. An arch whose height is less than half its width.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diminished Arch
Literary usage of Diminished arch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"Scheme Arch. Same as diminished arch. The term seems to be derived from the
Italian scemo, "diminished" or "lowered" (sec Imperfect Arch). ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Architecture and Archaeology of the Middle Ages by John Britton (1838)
"It is likewise called the skene, scheme, and diminished arch ; and by the French
arche en portion de cercle. The arch of the Rialto at Venice is an example ..."
3. A French-English Military Technical Dictionary by Cornélis De Witt Willcox (1899)
"... spiral vault ; imparfaite, diminished arch; only its own weight; légère, arch
to resist very slight loads, or (as in a building): moyenne, ..."
4. Cyclopedia of Architecture: Historical, Descriptive, Typographical by Robert Stuart (1854)
"... or diminished arch, being formed of a portion lees than a semicircle. A rampant
arch rises from imposts of different heights, or has it« chord inclined ..."
5. A Report on Vocational Training in Chicago and in Other Cities: An Analysis by City Club of Chicago, George Herbert Mead (1912)
"diminished arch for a church window. Ellipse in a house entry. Building-stone
measurement. Patterns for facing walls. Class II. ..."
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