lintel

lin·tel  (lntl)

n.

A horizontal structural member, such as a beam or stone, that spans an opening, as between the uprights of a door or window or between two columns or piers.

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[Middle English, from Old French, probably alteration of lintier, from Vulgar Latin *lmitris, of a threshold (meaning influenced by Latin lmen, threshold), from Latin, on a border, from lmes, lmit-, boundary.]

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lintel [ˈlɪnt^əl]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a horizontal beam, as over a door or window

[via Old French probably from Late Latin līmitāris (unattested) of the boundary, influenced in meaning by līminaris of the threshold]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lintel - horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window header beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction

Translations

lintel [ˈlɪntl] N → dintel m

lintel [ˈlɪnt^əl] n → linteau m

lintel

n (Archit) → Sturz m

lintel [ˈlɪntl] n → architrave m

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lintel [ˈlɪntl] n → architrave m