trabeated

Also tra·be·ate

[trey-bee-ey-tid]

adjective

Architecture.

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.

trabeated

/ -eɪt, ˈtreɪbɪˌeɪtɪd, ˈtreɪbɪɪt /

adjective

1. architect constructed with horizontal beams as opposed to arches Compare arcuate

Other Word Forms

• trabeation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of trabeated¹

1835–45; trabeat ( ion ) structure with beams (< Latin trabē ( s ) beam + -ation ) + -ed ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of trabeated¹

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

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.

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Hence this architecture is called architecture of the beam, or, in more formal language, trabeated architecture.

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