pointed arch, n.All

A Pointed arch (n.) abolishes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the difference between load and support: the walls shoot up on their own account and meet at a point, and nothing visibly rests on anything.