lintel
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lintel¹
- /ˈlɪn.təl/
Rhymes with -ɪntəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit + -el.
noun lintels
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A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
Athelny had told him that he lived in a house built by Inigo Jones; he had raved, as he raved over everything, over the balustrade of old oak; and when he came down to open the door for Philip he made him at once admire the elegant carving of the lintel.
Similar: overslay, superliminary, header
Opposite: threshold
Lintel²
- /ˈlɪn.tɛl/
Where it comes from
Blend of Linux + Intel.
proper noun
- The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: threshold
Translations
Every language
noun horizontal structural beam
| Español | lintel, dintel, lindel |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 鴨居 kamoi |
| 中文 | 過梁 /过梁 guòliáng, 橫楣子 /横楣子 héngméizi, 闌頭 /阑头 lántóu, 門斗 /门斗 méndǒu, 門楣 /门楣 ménméi |
| Português | lintel |
| Français | linteau |
| Deutsch | Sturz, Oberschwelle |
| Italiano | piattabanda |
| Ελληνικά | υπέρθυρο ypérthyro, ανώφλι anófli, πρέκι préki |
| Română | buiandrug, lintou |
| Русский | при́толока prítoloka |
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