mullion

mul·lion  (mlyn)

n.

A vertical member, as of stone or wood, dividing a window or other opening.

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[Alteration of Middle English moniel, from Anglo-Norman moynel, perhaps from moienel, middle, from moien, from Latin medinus, from medius; see medhyo- in Indo-European roots.]

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mullioned (mlynd) adj.

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mullion [ˈmʌlɪən]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a vertical member between the casements or panes of a window or the panels of a screen

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) one of the ribs on a rock face

vb

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) (tr) to furnish (a window, screen, etc.) with mullions

[variant of Middle English munial, from Old French moinel, of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mullion - a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen) strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

Translations

mullion [ˈmʌlɪən] N → parteluz m

mullion

n

→ Längs- or Zwischenpfosten m

mullions pl (in Gothic Archit) → Stabwerk nt