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Definition of Three-centered arch
1. Noun. A round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Three-centered Arch
Literary usage of Three-centered arch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Theory of Solid and Braced Elastic Arches by William Cain (1909)
"three-centered arch. ALGEBRAIC SOLUTION IN FULL. 37. ... 13 is shown the left
half of a three-centered arch, the radius of the upper portion DH of the ..."
2. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1904)
"He prefers and generally uses with solid spandrel filling a three-centered arch,
as it is less troublesome to construct, and, he thinks, is more pleasing to ..."
3. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1906)
"He prefers and generally uses, with solid spandrel filling, a three-centered
arch, as it is less troublesome to construct, and, he thinks, is more pleasing ..."
4. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1904)
"He prefers and generally uses with solid spandrel filling a three-centered arch,
as it is less troublesome to construct, and, he thinks, is more pleasing to ..."
5. Reinforced Concrete by Albert Wells Buel, Charles Shattuck Hill (1906)
"... a three-centered arch, as it is less troublesome to construct, and, he thinks,
is more pleasing to the eye than a five-centered or elliptical arch, ..."
6. Science and Industry (1899)
"THE JOINTS IN A three-centered arch. John Keenan, Fall River, Matt. I HAVE noticed
in some of your magazines the question, "How shall I set my lines to get ..."