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architrave

ar·chi·trave
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahr-ki-treyv]
    • /ˈɑr kɪˌtreɪv/
    • /ˈɑːk.ɪ.treɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-ki-treyv]
    • /ˈɑr kɪˌtreɪv/

Definitions of architrave word

  • noun architrave the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns 3
  • noun architrave a moulding around a doorway, window opening, etc 3
  • noun architrave the lowest part of an entablature, a beam resting directly on the tops, or capitals, of the columns; epistyle 3
  • noun architrave the molding around a doorway, window, etc. 3
  • noun architrave the lowermost member of a classical entablature, resting originally upon columns. 1
  • noun architrave a molded or decorated band framing a panel or an opening, especially a rectangular one, as of a door or window. 1
See all 9 definitions of architrave

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Origin of architrave

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; Middle French < Italian; see archi-, trave1

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Parts of speech for Architrave

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Architrave

architrave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with architrave

  • what is architrave?
  • how to architrave?
  • how to fit door architrave?

Related words

  • ionic

    Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave. Compare composite (def 3), Corinthian (def 2), Doric (def 3), Tuscan (def 2).

  • epistyle

    architrave (sense 1)

  • archi-

    chief, first

  • banded

    If something is banded, it has one or more bands on it, often of a different colour which contrasts with the main colour.

  • crossette

    a lateral extension in a corner of the architrave of a window or door

  • entablature

    A horizontal, continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
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