squinch

n. 对角斜拱

发音

其它 /skwɪnt͡ʃ/

词形变化

squinches 复数 squinches squinched squinches 三单 squinching squinching 现在分词 squinched 过去式 squinched 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.

    建筑
v.
  1. 1.

    To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

arch
动词

同义词 8

shrink funk quail flinch squint recoil cringe wince

上位词 8

move bow bend stoop crouch grimace make a face pull a face

下位词 2

retract shrink back

相关短语

squinch owl squinch owls

词源

Alteration of earlier scunch (“back part of the side of an opening”), short for scuncheon.

来源：wiktionary