English

Proper noun

Lintel

1. (computing) The computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.

Anagrams

• lentil, tellin'

English

Lintel labeled with 2 (sill is number 1)

Noun

lintel ‎(plural lintels)

1. (architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
   • 1915, W.S. Maugham, "Of Human Bondage":

     Athelny had told him that he lived in a house built by Inigo Jones; he had raved, as he raved over everything, over the balustrade of old oak; and when he came down to open the door for Philip he made him at once admire the elegant carving of the lintel.

Synonyms

• overslay
• superliminary

Coordinate terms

• jamb
• sill

Translations

Anagrams

• lentil, tellin'

Old French

Noun

lintel m ‎(oblique plural linteaus or linteax or lintiaus or lintiax or lintels, nominative singular linteaus or linteax or lintiaus or lintiax or lintels, nominative plural lintel)

1. lintel (beam)

Descendants

• English: lintel (borrowed into Middle English)
• French: linteau

Portuguese

Noun

lintel m (plural lintéis)

1. sill (horizontal beam bearing the upright portion of a frame)