







arch structure
arched structure
vaulted structure
The arch was used by the early cultures of the Mediterranean area chiefly for underground drains, but it was the Romans who first developed and used the arch extensively in aboveground structures.
It works in compression to divert the weight above it out to the sides, where the weight is borne by the vertical elements on either side of the arch.

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Open the tool →拱形结构 (gǒng xíng jié gòu) means “arch structure, arched structure, vaulted structure”.
拱形结构 is pronounced gǒng xíng jié gòu in Mandarin Chinese.
“arch structure” is 拱形结构 (gǒng xíng jié gòu) in Chinese.
This page has 2 example sentences using 拱形结构, each with pinyin and an English translation.