'Inverted arch' definitions:

Definition of 'Inverted arch'

From: GCIDE
  • Inverted \In*vert"ed\, a. [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed; characterized by inversion. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Geol.) Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata when folded back upon themselves by upheaval. [1913 Webster]
  • Inverted arch (Arch.), an arch placed with crown downward; -- much used in foundations. [1913 Webster]