arched
English
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tʃt
Adjective
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, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →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
Verb
arched
- simple past and past participle of arch
- He arched his back into a half-moon curve trying to get the stiffness out.