trabeated
constructed with a beam or on the principle of a beam, as an entablature or flat ceiling.
denoting a form of architecture or system of construction employing beams or lintels exclusively.
Origin of trabeated
1- Also tra·be·ate [trey-bee-it, -eyt]. /ˈtreɪ bi ɪt, -ˌeɪt/.
Other words from trabeated
- tra·be·a·tion, noun
Words Nearby trabeated
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How to use trabeated in a sentence
trabeated, constructed with a beam or beams, a term usually employed in contrast to arches.
Architecture | Thomas Roger SmithHence this architecture is called architecture of the beam, or, in more formal language, trabeated architecture.
Architecture | Thomas Roger Smith
British Dictionary definitions for trabeated
trabeate (ˈtreɪbɪɪt, -eɪt)
/ (ˈtreɪbɪˌeɪtɪd) /
architect constructed with horizontal beams as opposed to arches: Compare arcuate
Origin of trabeated
1Derived forms of trabeated
- trabeation, noun
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