trabeated

(trā'bē-ā'tĭd) also tra·be·ate (-bē-ĭt, -āt')
adj. Architecture
Having horizontal beams or lintels rather than arches.

[From Latin trabs, trab-, beam (influenced by trabeātus, clothed in the trabea, a ritual garment).]

trabeation tra'be·a'tion n.

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1. Descriptive of construction using beams or lintels, following the principle of post and lintel construction, as distinguished from construction using arches and vaults.
2. Furnished with an entablature.

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Not arcuate.

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• Classical Elements and Design - trabeated: (adj) dependent on upright-and-horizontal or post-and-lintel construction, not on arches

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