counter-archn.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2g.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-arch.

(a) An inverted arch opposite to another arch. (b) A relieving arch or ‘arch of discharge’. (c) An arch connecting counterforts at the top.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > relieving arch

discharging arch1688

counter-arch1726

relieving arch1845

arch of construction1849

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > other types of arch

bowOE

craba1387

cove1511

triumphal arch (arc)a1566

straight arch1663

pointed arch1688

rough arch1693

jack-arch1700

oxi1700

raking arch1711

flat arch1715

scheme-arch1725

counter-arch1726

ox-eye arch1736

surbased dome1763

ogee1800

rising arch1809

sub-arch1811

deaf arch1815

four-centred arch1815

mixed arch1815

Tudor arch1815

camber1823

lancet arch1823

invert1827

platband1828

pier arch1835

ogive1841

scoinson arch1842

segment1845

skew arch1845

drop-arch1848

equilateral arch1848

lancet1848

rear arch1848

straining-arch1848

tierceron1851

shouldered arch1853

archlet1862

segment-arch1887

1726 G. Leoni Alcuni Disegni di Edificj: Some Designs for Buildings Pref. 4 a Arches and Counter-Arches..make the strongest bond between divided Walls.

1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 83 The two damaged Arches were rebuilt..with much less Materials in the Inside..by Means of a Counter-arch..and two Semicounter Arches.

1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 107/2 Counter-forts..are sometimes connected together by counter-arches.

1838 F. W. Simms Public Wks. Great Brit. 22 The [Thames] tunnel is to be made with a circular brick arch and curved side walls, resting on stone footings or skew backs, the whole being supported by a brick invert or counter-arch.

Derivatives

counter-ˈarch v. to furnish or support with a counter-arch.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [verb (transitive)] > support with arch

underarch1611

counter-arch1785

1785 W. Roy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 465 This piece being firmly screwed to the cheeks of the slide, and counter~arched outwardly, forms a strong butt for the fixed end of the..rod..to act against.

counter-ˈarched adj.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adjective] > supported by relieving arch

counter-arched1828

1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 354 In order to diminish the pressure of the earth against the revêtement, several tiers of arches may be built between the counterforts in the form of segments of circles, their extremities being worked into the masonry of the counterforts. These form what is called a counter-arched revêtement.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	counter-arch
释义	counter-archn. Etymology: counter- prefix 2g.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-arch. (a) An inverted arch opposite to another arch. (b) A relieving arch or ‘arch of discharge’. (c) An arch connecting counterforts at the top. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > relieving arch discharging arch1688 counter-arch1726 relieving arch1845 arch of construction1849 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [noun] > other types of arch bowOE craba1387 cove1511 triumphal arch (arc)a1566 straight arch1663 pointed arch1688 rough arch1693 jack-arch1700 oxi1700 raking arch1711 flat arch1715 scheme-arch1725 counter-arch1726 ox-eye arch1736 surbased dome1763 ogee1800 rising arch1809 sub-arch1811 deaf arch1815 four-centred arch1815 mixed arch1815 Tudor arch1815 camber1823 lancet arch1823 invert1827 platband1828 pier arch1835 ogive1841 scoinson arch1842 segment1845 skew arch1845 drop-arch1848 equilateral arch1848 lancet1848 rear arch1848 straining-arch1848 tierceron1851 shouldered arch1853 archlet1862 segment-arch1887 1726 G. Leoni Alcuni Disegni di Edificj: Some Designs for Buildings Pref. 4 a Arches and Counter-Arches..make the strongest bond between divided Walls. 1751 C. Labelye Descr. Westm. Bridge 83 The two damaged Arches were rebuilt..with much less Materials in the Inside..by Means of a Counter-arch..and two Semicounter Arches. 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 107/2 Counter-forts..are sometimes connected together by counter-arches. 1838 F. W. Simms Public Wks. Great Brit. 22 The [Thames] tunnel is to be made with a circular brick arch and curved side walls, resting on stone footings or skew backs, the whole being supported by a brick invert or counter-arch. Derivatives counter-ˈarch v. to furnish or support with a counter-arch. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [verb (transitive)] > support with arch underarch1611 counter-arch1785 1785 W. Roy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 465 This piece being firmly screwed to the cheeks of the slide, and counter~arched outwardly, forms a strong butt for the fixed end of the..rod..to act against. counter-ˈarched adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > arch > [adjective] > supported by relieving arch counter-arched1828 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 354 In order to diminish the pressure of the earth against the revêtement, several tiers of arches may be built between the counterforts in the form of segments of circles, their extremities being worked into the masonry of the counterforts. These form what is called a counter-arched revêtement. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1726
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