trabeated

[trey-bee-ey-tid]

tra·be·at·ed

[trey-bee-ey-tid]
adjective Architecture.
1.
constructed with a beam or on the principle of a beam, as an entablature or flat ceiling.
2.
denoting a form of architecture or system of construction employing beams or lintels exclusively.
Also, tra·be·ate [trey-bee-it, -eyt] .


Origin:
1835–45; trabeat(ion) structure with beams (< Latin trabē(s) beam + -ation) + -ed2

tra·be·a·tion, noun
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Trabeated is always a great word to know.
So is stilted. Does it mean:
a projecting element of a fa?ade, used especially at the center or at each end and usually treated so as to suggest a tower
describing an arch resting on imposts treated as downward continuations of the arch
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trabeated or trabeate (ˈtreɪbɪˌeɪtɪd, ˈtreɪbɪɪt, -eɪt)
 
adj
architect Compare arcuate constructed with horizontal beams as opposed to arches
 
[C19: back formation from trabeation, from Latin trabs a beam]
 
trabeate or trabeate
 
adj
 
[C19: back formation from trabeation, from Latin trabs a beam]
 
trabe'ation or trabeate
 
n

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