arched

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑɹt͡ʃt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːtʃt/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tʃt

Adjective

arched

1. 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

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

 

Verb

arched

1. simple past and past participle of arch

   He arched his back into a half-moon curve trying to get the stiffness out.

Anagrams

• Echard, chared, echard, reach'd