Arching — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

form an arch or curve

forming or resembling an arch

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːtʃɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːtʃɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæsi/.

Examples

her back arches
her hips curve nicely
an arched ceiling

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

arched bowed arch curve arcuate arced arc arciform

Parts of Speech

verb	form an arch or curve “her back arches”
adjective	forming or resembling an arch “an arched ceiling”

Word Forms

arch	noun	a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
curve	noun	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
curvature	noun	(medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
arc	noun	something curved in shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wölbung

einen Bogen oder eine Kurve bilden

🇫🇷French

cambrer

former un arc ou une courbe

🇪🇸Spanish

arqueo

formar un arco o curva

🇮🇹Italian

inarcamento

formare un arco o una curva

🇳🇱Dutch

gebogen

een boog of curve vormen

🇵🇹Portuguese

arqueando

formar um arco ou curva

🇷🇺Russian

выгибая

сформировать арку или кривую

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धनुषाकार

एक मेहराब या वक्र बनाएं

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைவு

ஒரு வளைவு அல்லது வளைவை உருவாக்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వంపు

ఒక వంపు లేదా వక్రతను ఏర్పరుస్తుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

કમાન

કમાન અથવા વળાંક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಮಾನು ಹಾಕುವುದು

ಕಮಾನು ಅಥವಾ ವಕ್ರರೇಖೆಯನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കമാനം

ഒരു കമാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വക്രം രൂപപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇵🇰Urdu

آرکنگ

ایک محراب یا وکر بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拱形

形成拱形或曲线

🇯🇵Japanese

アーチ型

アーチまたはカーブを形成する

🇰🇷Korean

아치형

아치나 곡선을 형성하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

uốn cong

tạo thành một vòm hoặc đường cong

🇹🇭Thai

โค้ง

ก่อให้เกิดส่วนโค้งหรือส่วนโค้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

melengkung

membentuk lengkungan atau lengkungan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-arko

bumuo ng isang arko o kurba

🇲🇾Malay

memanah

membentuk lengkungan atau lengkung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقوس

تشكيل قوس أو منحنى

🇮🇷Persian

قوس دار شدن

یک قوس یا منحنی تشکیل دهند

🇹🇷Turkish

kemerli

bir kemer veya eğri oluşturmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

קשתות

יוצרים קשת או עיקול

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