trabeated

American  

[trey-bee-ey-tid] / ˈtreɪ biˌeɪ tɪd /

Also trabeate

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.

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trabeated British  

/ -eɪt, ˈtreɪbɪˌeɪtɪd, ˈtreɪbɪɪt /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• trabeation noun

Etymology

Origin of trabeated

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

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.

From Project Gutenberg