lintel
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lin·tel
(lĭn'tl) 
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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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.
[Middle English, from Old French, probably alteration of lintier, from Vulgar Latin *līmitāris, of a threshold (meaning influenced by Latin līmen, threshold), from Latin, on a border, from līmes, līmit-, boundary.]
A horizontal structural member (such as a beam) over an opening which carries the weight of the wall above it; usually of steel, stone, or wood. Also see door lintel, eyebrow lintel, fireplace lintel, splayed lintel, through lintel.
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Wooden beam or stone slab lying horizontally above a doorway or window opening in order to discharge the weight of the structure above.
Columbia Encyclopedia:
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lintel
lintel, in architecture, the horizontal member that spans an opening, such as a door or window, or that connects two columns. The post-and-lintel, or trabeated, system of construction, with spans limited to the length of available wood or stone beams, is the basis of the Egyptian and Greek styles of architecture, as contrasted with the later arched and vaulted, or arcuated, styles.
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categories related to 'lintel'
- Building and Machine Parts - lintel: horizontal, weight-bearing crosspiece above door or window
- Ornamental and Structural Parts - lintel: horizontal member carrying weight above opening or doorway
- Classical Elements and Design - lintel: horizontal beam over door or window
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Lintel
Dansk (Danish)
n. - overligger, vinduesbjælke
Nederlands (Dutch)
draagbalk boven deur/ raam, bovendrempel
Français (French)
n. - linteau
Deutsch (German)
n. - (Archit.) Sturz
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικοδ.) υπέρθυρο(ν) (κν. ανώφλι, πρέκι)
Português (Portuguese)
n. - lintel (m) (Arquit.), dintel (m) (Arquit.)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överstycke (på dörr el. fönster)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
楣, 过梁, 楣石
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 楣, 過梁, 楣石
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 상인방(창.문 위에 댄 가로대)
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الأسكفه, عتبه الباب أو النافذة العليا
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