lintel
Jambs' spanning partner
A lintel is a horizontal beam spanning the top of a door, window, or other opening, supporting the weight of the wall above it.
Lintels can be stone, wood, steel, or concrete.
The term appears mostly in architectural and construction contexts: The old stone lintel was cracked and needed replacement.
Beam structure on columns
- corbelWall-mounted structural support
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
keystone · spandrel · impost · soffit · tympanum · capital · colonnade · portico
Passage into a room
- entrancePoint of access
- portalImposing entrance or gate
- gatewayPoint of access
- entryAccess or submission
passage · door frame · jamb · sill · transom · opening · access · ingress
Sustaining structural mass
- headerTop line of document
- crossbeamHorizontal structural member
- spanDistance between endpoints
- beamStructural support member
girder · support · framework · reinforcement · weight-bearing · horizontal · overhead · timber
Megalithic stone tomb
- megalithLarge prehistoric monument stone
- cyclopeanMassive and primitively constructed
- standing stonesUpright prehistoric monuments
- neolithicFinal Stone Age period
prehistoric · ancient · monolith · ceremonial · temple · tomb · passage grave
entablature
Beam structure on columns
- corbelWall-mounted structural support
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
frieze · keystone · spandrel · impost · soffit · tympanum · capital · colonnade · portico · pilaster
doorway
Passage into a room
entry · passage · door frame · jamb · sill · transom · opening · access · ingress · egress
load-bearing
Sustaining structural mass
beam · girder · support · framework · reinforcement · weight-bearing · horizontal · overhead · timber · concrete
dolmen
Megalithic stone tomb
- megalithLarge prehistoric monument stone
- cyclopeanMassive and primitively constructed
- standing stonesUpright prehistoric monuments
neolithic · prehistoric · ancient · monolith · ceremonial · temple · tomb · passage grave
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- building exteriorsfacade, storefront, entrance, doorway, window
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- log cabinlog cabin, chinking, dovetail joints, corner posts, corner post
- lumberlumber, timber, oak, pine, cedar
- structureshouse, bridge, buildings, dome, building