"arching" meaning in English

See arching in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} arching (not comparable)
  1. (nautical) Hogging, as opposed to sagging. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Translations): arqueante (Spanish), enarcante (Spanish), arcante (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-arching-en-adj-sMeYdyW~ Categories (other): Nautical, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 12 11 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 55 13 13 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 12 12 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 8 8 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 7 7 10 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'Translations': 64 36
  2. Forming an arch. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-arching-en-adj-z7T5AMxw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uparching

Noun

Forms: archings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} arching (plural archings)
  1. (architecture) The arched part of a structure.
    Sense id: en-arching-en-noun-W4~3TcDM Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} arching
  1. present participle and gerund of arch Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: arch
    Sense id: en-arching-en-verb-JQBP0sqZ

Inflected forms

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