tra·be·at·ed

(trā′bē-ā′tĭd) also tra·be·ate (-bē-ĭt, -āt′)

adj. Architecture

Having horizontal beams or lintels rather than arches.

[From Latin trabs, trab-, beam (influenced by trabeātus, clothed in the trabea, a ritual garment); see treb- in Indo-European roots.]

tra′be·a′tion n.

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trabeated

(ˈtreɪbɪˌeɪtɪd) or

trabeate

adj

(Architecture) architect constructed with horizontal beams as opposed to arches. Compare arcuate

[C19: back formation from trabeation, from Latin trabs a beam]

ˌtrabeˈation n

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tra•be•at•ed

(ˈtreɪ biˌeɪ tɪd)

also tra•be•ate

(-bi ɪt, -ˌeɪt)

adj.

1. constructed with a beam or on the principle of a beam, as an entablature or flat ceiling.

2. of or designating architecture or construction employing beams or lintels exclusively.

[1835–45; < Latin trabē(s) beam + -ate¹ + -ed²]

tra`be•a′tion, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

trabeated - not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches)

trabeate

architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

straight - free from curves or angles; "a straight line"

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