Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relieving arch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: re-liev-ing arch
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An arch in a wall to relieve the part below it from a superincumbent weight.

Inflected Forms

relieving arches (plural)

Questions

What does relieving arch mean?: An arch in a wall to relieve the part below it from a superincumbent weight.

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