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Meaning of ARCH- in English

/ ɑːtʃ; NAmE ɑːrtʃ/ combining form

(in nouns) main; most important or most extreme :

archbishop

arch-enemy

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WORD ORIGIN

via Latin from Greek arkhi- , from arkhos chief.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ARCH — arch- [occurring in compounds] I. -arch-, -arch (= rule, ruling, ruler, etc.); II. archi-, arche-, arch- (1. chief, principal, leading; …
Interlingua English vocab
ARCH — I Curved structure that spans the opening between two piers or columns and supports loads from above. The masonry arch …
Английский словарь Британика
ARCH- — I. |ärch, |ȧch, but |ärk or |ȧk in “archangel” and derivatives prefix Etymology: Middle English arche-, arch-, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARCH — I. ˈärch, ˈȧch noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English arche, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin arca, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARCH — arch 1 /ahrch/ , n. 1. Archit. a. a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH- — I. prefix Etymology: Middle English arche-, arch-, from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English arce-, from Late Latin arch- & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ARCH — I. ˈärch noun Etymology: Middle English arche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * arca, from Latin arcus — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ARCH — noun any part of a curved line. 2. arch ·noun a chief. 3. arch ·vt to cover with an arch …
Webster English vocab
ARCH- — [arch-] prefix [ME arche-, arch-, fr. OE & OF; OE arce-, fr. LL arch- & L archi-; OF arch-, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARCH — in architecture and civil engineering, a curved member that is used to span an opening and to support loads from …
Britannica English vocabulary
ARCH — / ɑːtʃ; NAmE ɑːrtʃ/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. a curved structure that supports the weight of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARCH — I. arch 1 /ɑːtʃ $ ɑːrtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: arche …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARCH — n. & v. --n. 1 a a curved structure as an opening or a support for a bridge, roof, floor, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARCH — n. & v. n. 1 a a curved structure as an opening or a support for a bridge, roof, floor, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ARCH — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a curved structure as an opening or a support for a bridge, roof, …
Oxford English vocab
ARCH — ( arches, arching, arched) 1. An arch is a structure that is curved at the top and is supported on …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an arch enemy (= main enemy, used for emphasis ) ▪ The comic book …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARCH — n. Curved structure that spans the opening between two piers or columns and supports loads from above. The masonry arch …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ARCH — noun curved part of the body, especially under the foot aortic arch = bend in the aorta which links the …
English Dictionary of Medicine
ARCH — I 1. сущ. 1) арка; свод arch bridge ≈ арочный мост arch dam ≈ арочная плотина an arch of the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARCH — arch.ogg _I 1. ɑ:tʃ n 1. 1> арка; свод, аркада semicircular pointed arches - полукруглые остроконечные арки triumphal arch - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ARCH — 1) дуга 2) строит. арка; свод || перекрывать аркой или сводом; придавать форму арки 3) арочное пролётное строение ( моста …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ARCH — 1) дуга 2) строит. арка; свод || перекрывать аркой или сводом; придавать форму арки 3) арочное пролётное строение (моста) 4) свод (в сыпучем …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ARCH — 1) арка; свод 2) дуга || дуговой 3) дужка весов 4) изгиб, кривизна 5) арочный пролет 6) перекрывать аркой • - bridge arch - built-up arch - curved rib …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ARCH — _I 1. ɑ:tʃ n 1. 1> арка; свод, аркада semicircular pointed arches - полукруглые остроконечные арки triumphal arch - триумфальная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ARCH — I [Ѓ ] arch.wav 1. сущ. 1) арка; свод arch bridge — арочный мост arch dam — арочная плотина an arch of the horizon — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ARCH — дуга, свод - alveolar arch - aortic arch - arch of cranium - arch of foot - arch of tongue - axillary arch - azygous arch - branchial …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ARCH — дуга, свод - alveolar arch - aortic arch - arch of cranium - arch of foot - arch of tongue …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ARCH — 1) арка 2) аркада 3) свод (в сыпучем материале) 4) перекрывать сводом, аркой 5) придавать форму арки 6) изгибаться • to anchor an arch rigidly to abutment …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
ARCH — 1) арка; арочная перемычка 2) перекрывать аркой или сводом, возводить арки или своды; выгибать, изгибать (дугой) ; придавать форму арки …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
ARCH — I 1. сущ. 1) арка; свод arch bridge ≈ арочный мост arch dam ≈ арочная плотина an arch of the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARCH — arko
English-Visayan vocabulary
ARCH- — I. prefix Etymology: Middle English arche-, ~, from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English arce-, from Late Latin ~ & …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ARCH — abbreviation ~bishop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-ARCH — I. noun combining form Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French & Late Latin & Latin; Anglo-French ~e, from Late Latin …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-ARCH — I. ˌärk, ˌȧk, alternatively -_ə(r)k in a few common words (as “monarch”) in which the preceding syllable has stress noun …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARCH — (a.) Chief; eminent; greatest; principal.
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH — (v. i.) To form into an arch; to curve.
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH — (v. t.) To form or bend into the shape of an arch.
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH — (v. t.) To cover with an arch or arches.
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH — (n.) Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta.
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH — (n.) Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge.
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH — (n.) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support …
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH — (n.) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction …
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH- — () A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH — (n.) Any part of a curved line.
Английский словарь Webster
-ARCH — (a.) A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
Английский словарь Webster
ARCH- — A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( v. t. ) To form or bend into the shape of an arch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( v. t. ) To cover with an arch or arches.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( v. i. ) To form into an arch; to curve.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( n. ) Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( n. ) Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into the arch of a bridge.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( n. ) Any part of a curved line.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( n. ) Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the aorta.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( n. ) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( n. ) A chief.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( a. ) Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an arch look, word, lad.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH — ( a. ) Chief; eminent; greatest; principal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-ARCH — ( a. ) A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH. — 1. archaic. 2. archaism. 3. archery. 4. archipelago. 5. architect. 6. architectural. 7. architecture. 8. archive; archives.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH. — Archbishop.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-ARCH — a combining form meaning "chief, leader, ruler," used in the formation of compound words: monarch; matriarch; heresiarch. [ -archos or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARCH- — arch- 1 a combining form that represents the outcome of archi- in words borrowed through Latin from Greek in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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