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Definition: Lintel |
LintelNoun1. Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "lintel" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
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Computing | Lintel n. The emerging Linux/Intel alliance. This term began to be used in early 1999 after it became clear that the Wintel alliance was under increasing strain and Intel started taking stakes in Linux companies. Source: Jargon File. |
Bible | Lintel (1.) Heb. mashkoph, a projecting cover (Ex. 12:22, 23; ver. 7, "upper door post," but R.V. "lintel"); the head-piece of a door, which the Israelites were commanded to mark with the blood of the paschal lamb. (2.) Heb. kaphtar. Amos 9:1; Zeph. 2:14 (R.V. correctly "chapiters," as in A.V. marg.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Building & Civil Engineering | A small beam over a ( door or ) window head, usually carrying wall load alone the upper horizontal part of the aperture in which the window is to be installed. Source: European Union. (references) |
Metallurgy | The metal supporting structure for the top portions of the furnace and situated at the junction of the stack and the bosh. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A horizontal supporting member spanning a wall opening. (references) |
Public Administration | A beam over a window. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Lintels may be wood, stone or metal.
The term Lintel is used to describe a computing platform consisting of the Linux operating system running on CPUs which are compatible with the x86 instruction set defined by Intel for their microprocessors.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lintel."
Synonym: LintelSynonym: header (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Support | Frame, framework; scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom; rung, round, step, sill; angle rafter, hip rafter; cantilever, modillion; crown post, king post; vertebra. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Lintel |
| English words defined with "lintel": Breastsummer ♦ Discharging arch ♦ Manteltree ♦ post and lintel ♦ shouldered arch ♦ To spring an arch. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "lintel": back arch ♦ Death from Strange Causes. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Lintel" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Portuguese (lintel), Spanish (lintel). |
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| "Lintel" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.81% of the time. "Lintel" is used about 84 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.81% | 83 | 36,350 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.19% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 84 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "lintel": arch behind a lintel ♦ post and lintel ♦ window lintel. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
lintel michelle | 38 |
lintel | 28 |
post and lintel | 8 |
lintel maya | 3 |
lintel michelle picture | 3 |
lintel restoration | 3 |
lintel underneath | 3 |
construction details lintel | 2 |
keystone lintel | 2 |
lintel block | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "lintel"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | qemer (arch, archway, vault), arkitra (architrave, epistyle, header). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | الأسكفة عتبة الباب, أسكفية الباب. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | щурц (header), трегер (girder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 楣 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | překlad (rendering, rendition, translation, version). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | overligger (arch, girder, tie beam, tiepiece, top brace), karmsten. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | lateiligger, latei (lintol), koppelbalk (capsill, transom, transome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kamana. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | linteau (lintol). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | sturz (camber, collapse, cropper, dash, downfall, drop, fall, overthrow, plunge, precipitation, slump, spill, subversiveness, tumble, upset), Oberschwelle. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πρέκι, ανώφλιο (transom), ανώφλι. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | משקוף (crossbar, framehead). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szemöldökfa (transom, yoke), fejgerenda (header, seal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | architrave (architrave, breastsummer, transom). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 鴨居 , 冠木 (crossbar, gate with a crossbar, roofed gate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | かぶき (crossbar, gate with a crossbar, Japanese classical drama, kabuki, roofed gate), かもい. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | linteyr, lindeyr. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | intellay lintel, viga (balk, beam, cantilever, girder, joist, pole, rafter, rib, Stringer, stud, tree), verga (liny, rod, switch, wand, with, withy), padieira (capsill, transom, transome), fibra de algodão, dintel. (various references) перемычка окна или двери. (various references) fàrdorus, ard-dorus. (various references) prozora, gornja greda, deo ragastova iznad vrata. (various references) dintel. (various references) överstycke. (various references) lento, üst eşik (soffit). (various references) перемичка (barrier, brattice, bridge, bulkhead). (various references) capan (cap). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | limen, limina, limine, liminibus, liminis, superliminare, superliminari, superliminaria, superliminaribus. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | lintel. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Kings Chapter 6, Verse 31 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai tw qurwmati tou dabir epoihsen quraV xulwn arkeuqinwn kai fliaV pentaplaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et in ingressu oraculi fecit ostiola de lignis olivarum postesque angulorum quinque |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And in the goynge yn of Goddis answerynge place he made two litil dorys of the trees of olyues; and fyue postis of the corners, |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And for the entrance of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side-posts were a fifth part of the wall. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For the way into the inmost room he made doors of olive-wood, the arch and the door supports forming a five-sided opening. |
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| Language | 1 Kings Chapter 6, Verse 31 |
| Cebuano | Ug mahitungod sa sudlanan sa labing balaang dapit siya naghimo ug mga pultahan sa kahoy nga olivo: ang mga balabag ug ang mga haligi sa pultahan may ikalima ka bahin sa bongbong. |
| Croatian | A za ulaz u Debir naèini dvokrilna vrata od maslinova drveta; dovraci s pragom bijahu na pet uglova. |
| Danish | Til Inderhallens Indgang lod han lave to Dørfløje af vildt Oliventræ; Overliggeren og Dørposterne dannede en Femkant. |
| Dutch | En aan den ingang der aanspraakplaats maakte hij deuren van olieachtig hout; de bovendorpel met de posten was het vijfde deel des wands. |
| Finnish | Ja kaikkeinpyhimmän oviaukkoon hän teki ovet öljypuusta; kamana ja pielet muodostivat viisikulmion. |
| French | Il fit à l`entrée du sanctuaire une porte à deux battants, de bois d`olivier sauvage; l`encadrement avec les poteaux équivalait à un cinquième du mur. |
| German | Und am Eingang des Chors machte er zwei Türen von Ölbaumholz mit fünfeckigen Pfosten |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada pintu masuk ke dalam Ruang Mahasuci itu dipasang dua daun pintu dari kayu zaitun. Ambang pintu itu bagian atas berbentuk lengkungan yang tajam di tengah-tengahnya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka pada pintu tempat firman itu diperbuatkannya papan tudungnya dari pada kayu zait, maka ambang di atas dengan kedua jenangnya menjadi lima penjuru rupanya. |
| Italian | Fece costruire la porta della cella con battenti di legno di ulivo; il frontale e gli stipiti formavano un pentagono. |
| Maori | Na, ko nga tatau mo te kuwaha o te ahurewa, i hanga e ia ki te oriwa te rakau: i riro i te korupe me nga pou tatau, kotahi o nga wahi e rima o te patu. |
| Norwegian | For inngangen til koret gjorde han en fløidør av oljetre; den øvre dørkarm med dørstolpene utgjorde en femtedel av veggen. |
| Portuguese | E para a entrada do oráculo fez portas de madeira de oliveira; a verga com os umbrais faziam a quinta parte da parede. |
| Rumanian | La intrarea Locului prea sfknt a fqcut douq uwi din lemn de mqslin sqlbatic; pragul de sus wi uwiorii uwilor erau kn cinci muchi. |
| Russian | дМС ЧИПДБ Ч ДБЧЙТ УДЕМБМ ДЧЕТЙ ЙЪ НБУМЙЮОПЗП ДЕТЕЧБ, У РСФЙХЗПМШОЩНЙ ЛПУСЛБНЙ. |
| Spanish | Para la entrada del santuario interior hizo puertas de madera de olivo. Los postes de la puerta eran pentagonales. |
| Swedish | För ingången till koret gjorde han dörrar av olivträ. Dörrinfattningen hade formen av en femkant. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "lintel": lintels. (additional references) | |
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"Lintel" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bintulu, intel, intell, Klingel, klontal, Lental, Lenteild, lentel, lenteo, lentle, Lentulov, linate, Lindel, linel, linelt, linet, linshalm, linted, lintek, Lintell, lintl, lintle, lintol, Linwell, Listel, litel, litil, Litill, littel, longel, luitel, lunte, lutel, luteola, lyttyll, Rinteln, sintel, wintel. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "lintel" (pronounced li"ntul) |
| 5 | -i" n t u l | quintal, Wintle. |
| 4 | -n t u l | accidental, Cantle, coincidental, compartmental, consonantal, continental, dental, detrimental, developmental, disgruntle, dismantle, elemental, environmental, experimental, frontal, fundamental, gentle, governmental, horizontal, incidental, incremental, infantile, instrumental, intercontinental, intergovernmental, judgmental, lentil, mantel, mantle, mental, monumental, nongovernmental, occidental, oriental, ornamental, parental, periodontal, prefrontal, regimental, rental, sentimental, supplemental, temperamental, transcendental, transcontinental, unsentimental. |
| 3 | -t u l | acquittal, anecdotal, artiodactyl, battle, beetle, belittle, betel, bicoastal, bottle, brattle, Bristol, brittle, brutal, butyl, capital, Capitol, cattle, chattel, chortle, coastal, committal, congenital, crustal, crystal, digital, distal, ductile, embattle, entitle, extramarital, fatal, fertile, fetal, fractal, futile, genital, glottal, hospital, hostel, hostile, hurtle, immortal, immotile, infertile, kettle, Kittel, Kittle, little, marital, metal, mettle, mortal, motile, Myrtle, Natal, neonatal, nettle, noncommittal, nonfatal, nonvolatile, occipital, orbital, parietal, pedestal, petal, Pistil, pistol, pivotal, portal, postal, postnatal, Pottle, prattle, premarital, prenatal, projectile, rattle, rebuttal, recital, rectal, resettle, scuttle, settle, shuttle, skeletal, skittle, societal, spittle, startle, subtitle, subtle, tactile, tattle, throttle, title, tittle, tootle, total, transmittal, turtle, unsettle, unsubtle, varietal, vegetal, versatile, vestal, vital, vittle, volatile, Whittle. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: lentil. | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-l-l-n-t" | |
-1 letter: elint, inlet. | |
-2 letters: lent, lien, lilt, line, lint, lite, nill, nite, tell, tile, till, tine. | |
-3 letters: ell, ill, lei, let, lie, lin, lit, net, nil, nit, tel, ten, tie, til, tin. | |
-4 letters: el, en, et, in, it, li, ne, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-l-l-n-t" | |
+1 letter: gillnet, lentils, lintels, telling. | |
+2 letters: allanite, beltline, bulletin, cliental, flatline, gillnets, glutelin, lenticel, libelant, lintless, luteolin, niellist, plotline, silently, stillmen, tefillin, tenaille, tinselly, untilled, vitellin. | |
+3 letters: allanites, allegiant, allethrin, beltlines, billeting, bulleting, bulletins, candlelit, clientele, colleting, ebullient, emollient, extolling, fellating, fellation, filleting, flatlined, flatliner, flatlines, flintlike, galleting, genitally, glutelins, installed, installer, instilled, instiller, intellect, intercell, intertill, landsleit, lengthily, leniently, lenticels, lenticule, libelants, libellant, lineality, linoleate, loneliest, luteolins, meltingly, metalling, millstone, multilane, multiline, niellists, nullities, pelleting, plantlike, plentiful, plotlines, pointelle, pollinate, reinstall, reliantly, retelling, saliently, stillness, tailplane, tellingly, tellurian, tenailles, tillering, tillerman, tillermen, tinselled, towelling, violently, vitelline, vitellins. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 69 6E 74 65 6C |
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