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arched en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɑːtʃt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ɑɹt͡ʃt/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. Curved.
    • The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 7:
    • His arched back ached from the constant strain.

Deriveds

unarched · overarched · arched harp · black-arched moth · nonarched

arched en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɑːtʃt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ɑɹt͡ʃt/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of arch
    form of arch
    • He arched his back into a half-moon curve trying to get the stiffness out.