a sesto acuto

Italian

Adjective

a sesto acuto (invariable)

1. (architecture) ogival

   Synonyms: ogivale, a ogiva

   Antonym: a tutto sesto

   1. (of an arch) pointed

      arco a sesto acuto ― pointed arch

   2. (of a window, vault, arcade, etc.) having pointed arches

      finestre a sesto acuto ― windows with ogival arches

Further reading

• arco a sesto acuto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• sèsto² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana