entablature

en·tab·la·ture  (n-tbl-chr) n. The upper section of a classical building, resting on the columns and constituting the architrave, frieze, and cornice. [Obsolete French, from Italian intavolatura, from intavolare, to put on a table : in-, in, on (from Latin; see en-1) + tavola, table (from Latin tabula, board).]

entablature an Ionic order entablature A. cornice B. frieze C. architrave D. entablature

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entablature [ɛnˈtæblətʃə]

n Architect

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the part of a classical temple above the columns, having an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) any construction of similar form

[from French, from Italian intavolatura something put on a table, hence, something laid flat, from tavola table, from Latin tabula table]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof architrave - the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns attic - (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof cornice - the topmost projecting part of an entablature frieze - an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" temple - an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes 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"

Translations

entablature

n → Gebälk nt