- Trabeation
- Trabeation \Tra`be*a"tion\, n. [L. trabs, trabis, a beam, a timber.] (Arch.) Same as {Entablature}. [1913 Webster]
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trabéation — 1. trabéation [tʀabeɑsjɔ̃] n. f. ÉTYM. 1872; dér. sav. du lat. trabes « poutre ». → Travée. ❖ ♦ Didact. En architecture antique, Entablement. ❖ HOM. 2. Trabéation. 2. trabéation … Encyclopédie Universelle
trabeation — noun see trabeated … New Collegiate Dictionary
trabeation — See trabeated. * * * … Universalium
trabeation — noun beams used instead of arches or vaulting … Wiktionary
trabéation — (tra bé a sion) s. f. Terme d architecture. Entablement, travaison … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
trabeation — In architecture, a beam or lintel … Glossary of Art Terms
trabeation — [ˌtreɪbɪ eɪʃ(ə)n] noun the use of beams in architectural construction, rather than arches or vaulting. Derivatives trabeated treɪbɪətɪd adjective Origin C16 (denoting a horizontal beam): formed irregularly from L. trabs, trab beam, timber + ation … English new terms dictionary
trabeation — tra·be·a·tion … English syllables
trabeation — n. the use of beams instead of arches or vaulting in construction. Derivatives: trabeate adj. Etymology: L trabs trabis beam … Useful english dictionary
trabeated — trabeation, n. /tray bee ay tid/, adj. Archit. 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 … Universalium
