0 a structure, consisting of a curved top on two supports, that holds the weight of something above it:
In many churches the side aisles are separated from the central aisle by a row of arches.
The vines were trained over an arch, providing shade as well as fruit.
The temple's grand white arches rose conspicuously over the dirty decaying city.
The abbey is known for its majestic arches, fine doorways and elegant windows.
1 something that has the shape of an arch, often used for decoration:
2 the raised curve on the bottom of your foot:
She has very high arches.
4 to make the shape of an arch:
5 showing that you think it is amusing that you know more about something than someone else does:
6 most important:
an archbishop
an archduke
7 greater or especially worse than others of the same type:
an arch-criminal
his arch-enemy
He's always been an arch-opponent of the project.
8 a structure consisting of a curved top on two supports which holds the weight of something above it, or something decorative that has this shape:
In four patients, it was placed through the brachiocephalic artery permitting selective perfusion of the brain during repair of the aortic arch.
Migrating crest cells could be followed through the pharyngeal arches and the somites targeting to the arterial ostium level and the sinuatrial region.
Here, an approach is developed specifically to the study of arches and vaults.
Furthermore, in specimens with coarctation, the proximal aortic arch contained fewer elastic lamellae than specimens without coarctation.
The pulmonary veins, left atrium and aortic arch are clearly seen.
This final segregation was more apparent in the second and third gill arches.
The interruption is located between the ascending aorta and proximal portion of the aortic arch.
The ascending aorta was bulbous, but narrowed at the transverse arch and at the site of repair of the aortic coarctation.
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