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LINTEL
header, lintel
(noun) horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lintel (plural lintels)
(architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
Synonyms
• overslay
• superliminary
Antonyms
• threshold
Coordinate terms
• jamb
• sill
Anagrams
• lentil, tellin, tellin'
Etymology
Proper noun
Lintel
(computing) The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.
Anagrams
• lentil, tellin, tellin'
Source: Wiktionary
Lin"tel, n. Etym: [OE. lintel, F. linteau, LL. lintellus, for limitellus, a dim. fr. L. limes limit. See Limit.] (Arch.)
Definition: A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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