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trabeated
[ trey-bee-ey-tid ]
adjective
, Architecture.
- 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.
trabeated
/ -eɪt; ˈtreɪbɪˌeɪtɪd; ˈtreɪbɪɪt /
adjective
- architect constructed with horizontal beams as opposed to arches Compare arcuate
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Derived Forms
- ˌtrabeˈation, noun
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Other Words From
- trabe·ation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trabeated1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trabeated1
C19: back formation from trabeation, from Latin trabs a beam
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Example Sentences
The interspaces between columns were similarly covered, and hence Egyptian architecture has been, and correctly, classed as the first among the styles of trabeated architecture.
From Project Gutenberg
Hence this architecture is called architecture of the beam, or, in more formal language, trabeated architecture.
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