jamb

jamb also jambe  (jm)

n.

1. One of a pair of vertical posts or pieces that together form the sides of a door, window frame, or fireplace, for example.

2. A projecting mass or columnar part.

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[Middle English jambe, from Old French, leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba, horse's hock, leg; see gambol.]

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jamb, jambe [dʒæm]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a vertical inside face of an opening in a wall

[from Old French jambe leg, jamb, from Late Latin gamba hoof, hock, from Greek kampē joint]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jamb - upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame doorjamb, doorpost - a jamb for a door upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" window frame - the framework that supports a window

Translations

jamb [dʒæm] N → jamba f

jamb [ˈdʒæm] n [door] → jambage m
jam jar n → pot m à confiture

jamb

n (of door/window) → (Tür-/Fenster)pfosten m

jamb [dʒæm] n → stipite m