arched
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑɹt͡ʃt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɑːtʃt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tʃt
Adjective edit
arched
- Curved.
- His arched back ached from the constant strain.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 7:
- 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.
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
arched
- simple past and past participle of arch
- He arched his back into a half-moon curve trying to get the stiffness out.