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.

Also tra·be·ate

[trey-bee-it, -eyt] /ˈtreɪ bi ɪt, -ˌeɪt/.

Origin of trabeated

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

Related formstra·be·a·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for trabeate

trabeated

trabeate (ˈtreɪbɪɪt, -eɪt)

adjective

architect constructed with horizontal beams as opposed to archesCompare arcuate

Derived Formstrabeation, noun

Word Origin for trabeated

C19: back formation from trabeation, from Latin trabs a beam

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