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Arching vs Overarching - What's the difference?

arching | overarching |

As verbs the difference between arching and overarching

is that arching is while overarching is .

As adjectives the difference between arching and overarching

is that arching is (nautical) hogging, opposed to sagging while overarching is that forms an overhead arch.

As a noun arching

is the arched part of a structure.

arching

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The arched part of a structure.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (nautical) hogging, opposed to sagging
    • (Webster 1913)

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    overarching

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That forms an overhead arch
  • (by extension) all-embracing or overwhelming
    • The work attains narrative continuity, variety in its stories, and unity through the overarching idea of metamorphosis