a sesto acuto

Italian

Adjective

a sesto acuto (invariable)

(architecture) ogival
Synonyms: ogivale, a ogiva

Antonym: a tutto sesto
1. (of an arch) pointed
  arco a sesto acuto ― pointed arch
2. (of a window, vault, arcade, etc.) having pointed arches
  finestre a sesto acuto ― windows with ogival arches

Further reading

arco a sesto acuto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
sèsto² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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