Definition of Lintel. Meaning of Lintel. Synonyms of Lintel

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Definition of Lintel

Lintel
Lintel Lin"tel (l[i^]n"t[e^]l), n. [OF. lintel, F. linteau, LL. lintellus, for limitellus, a dim. fr. L. limes limit. See Limit.] (Arch.) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.

Meaning of Lintel from wikipedia

- A lintel or lintol is a type of beam (a horizontal structural element) that spans openings such as portals, doors, windows and fireplaces. It can be a...
- Mic****e Lintel (born August 14, 1969) is an American actress and martial artist known for playing the lead role in the 2001 television series Black Scorpion...
- Post and lintel (also called prop and lintel, a trabeated system, or a trilithic system) is a building system where strong horizontal elements are held...
- agreed to repatriate the lintel in exchange for a donation from the Chicago-based Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. The lintel's arrival in Thailand on 10...
- construction that provides support at openings in the masonry. Alternate names are lintel arch, flat arch and straight arch. Unlike regular arches, jack arches are...
- are placed above the horizontal structure of the cornice (an elaborated lintel), or entablature if supported by columns. In ancient architecture, a wide...
- for its well-preserved sculptured stone lintels set above the doorways of the main structures. These lintels, together with the stelae erected before...
- Lintel 24 is the designation given by modern archaeologists to an ancient Maya limestone sculpture from Yaxchilan, in modern Chiapas, Mexico. The lintel...
- A joggle is a joint or projection that interlocks blocks (such as a lintel's stone blocks or an arch's voussoirs). Often joggles are semicircular and ****-shaped...
- They are usually either unpainted or painted vermilion with a black upper lintel. Shrines of Inari, the kami of fertility and industry, typically have many...