squinch meaning in Hindi

Examples

1. Byron considered the Palace to include the prototype of the squinch.
2. It is used to decorate the underside of domes or squinches.
3. The dome rests on large squinches, which are supported by corbels.
4. However, the latter has a pendentive below each squinch.
5. The dome rests upon an octagonal base formed by squinches.
6. Figures in the squinches are angels with realistic expressions and animated eyes.
7. The dome above the transept is high, supported by arches and squinches.
8. Muqarnas carvings were also used to highlight the springing of the squinch arches.
9. Without identifying herself, Oakley squinches her face sternly and shakes her head no.
10. The invention of pendentives superseded the squinch technique.

Meaning

1. a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)

1. cross one''s eyes as if in strabismus; "The children squinted so as to scare each other"
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2. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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3. crouch down