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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=architecture">architecture</a>, a <b>semicircular arch</b> is an <a href="page.php?w=arch">arch</a> with an <a href="page.php?w=intrados">intrados</a> (inner surface) shaped like a <a href="page.php?w=semicircle">semicircle</a>. This type of arch was adopted and very widely used by the <a href="page.php?w=Ancient_Rome">Romans</a>, thus becoming permanently associated with <a href="page.php?w=Roman_architecture">Roman architecture</a>.</p>

<p><big> Terminology </big></p>
<p>When the arch construction involves the Roman techniques</p><p>
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