trabeated

American

[trey-bee-ey-tid] / ˈtreɪ biˌeɪ tɪd /

Also trabeate

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 British

/ -eɪt, ˈtreɪbɪˌeɪtɪd, ˈtreɪbɪɪt /

adjective

architect constructed with horizontal beams as opposed to arches Compare arcuate

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trabeation

noun

Etymology

Origin of trabeated

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

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Trabeated, tr�-bē-ā′ted, adj. having an entablature: belonging to beam or lintel construction.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Trabeated, constructed with a beam or beams, a term usually employed in contrast to arches.

From Architecture Classic and Early Christian by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)

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