architrave — meaning in English

English meaning

• architrave noun In classical architecture, the lowest part of an entablature, which rests on the tops of the columns.
• beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
• lintel noun A beam laid flat across the top of a door or window to hold up the wall above it.

Senses

architrave is used for these senses in English:

• architrave (architecture) The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
• beam (nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
• beam (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
• lintel (architectural element) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

architrave — full definition

1. noun In classical architecture, the lowest part of an entablature, which rests on the tops of the columns.
2. noun The moulding or trim that frames a door, window, or other rectangular opening.

beam — full definition

1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
3. noun A wide, happy smile.
4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

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