downward-arching

6.8

Curving down like a bow

adjective

: curvado hacia abajo

The downward-arching branches of the tree created a beautiful canopy.

Examples

The roof’s downward-arching design helps channel rainwater efficiently.
She admired the downward-arching design of the bridge.
She admired the downward-arching branches of the willow tree.
The elegant bridge has a downward-arching structure that spans the river.
She admired the downward-arching branches of the willow tree.
The elegant bridge has a downward-arching structure that spans the river.
The roof’s downward-arching design helps channel rainwater efficiently.

Synonyms

downcurved

vsdownward-arching

4.4

Bending down so the tip points toward the ground

includes both curving and more general bending downward

drooping

vsdownward-arching

3.5

Hanging down because it is weak or not held up

describes curving downward as shape rather than hanging from weakness

How Curved

hooked

3.3

downward-arching

6.8

arched

4 3.2

curved

6 1.0

straight

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

downward-arching positive

Morphology

downward-arching = downward + arching (transparent) = downward + arching

A hyphenated compound combining 'downward' (direction) and 'arching' (curving); the meaning is the straightforward combination of the two.

Etymology

Downward-arching combines downward, meaning 'toward down', and arch, from an old word for a 'bow' or 'curve', so it describes something that bends or curves downwards, like a branch or bridge.