- trabeate
- adjective see trabeated
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
trabeate
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trabeate — tra·be·ate … English syllables
trabeate(d) — a. constructed of horizontal beams. ♦ trabeation, a … Dictionary of difficult words
trabeate — adjective not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches) • Syn: ↑trabeated • Similar to: ↑straight • Topics: ↑architecture … Useful english dictionary
Ecclesiastical Architecture — • All ecclesiastical architecture may be said to have been evolved from two distinct germ cells, the oblong and the circular chamber Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Architecture Ecclesiastic … Catholic encyclopedia
trabeated — also trabeate adjective Etymology: Latin trabs, trabes beam more at thorp Date: 1843 designed or constructioncted with horizontal beams or lintels • trabeation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Islam in India — This article is about Islam in the Republic of India. For wider definitions of India , see Islam in South Asia. Indian Muslims … Wikipedia
trabeated — trabeation, n. /tray bee ay tid/, adj. Archit. 1. constructed with a beam or on the principle of a beam, as an entablature or flat ceiling. 2. denoting a form of architecture or system of construction employing beams or lintels exclusively. Also … Universalium
trabeated — /ˈtreɪbieɪtəd/ (say traybeeaytuhd) adjective Architecture 1. constructed with horizontal beams, as a flat, unvaulted ceiling, or with a lintel or entablature, as an unarched doorway. 2. relating to such construction, as distinct from the vaulted… …
trabeated — adjective not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches) • Syn: ↑trabeate • Similar to: ↑straight • Topics: ↑architecture … Useful english dictionary
trabeation — n. the use of beams instead of arches or vaulting in construction. Derivatives: trabeate adj. Etymology: L trabs trabis beam … Useful english dictionary
