LINTEL

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(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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