sill beam

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• sill — O.E. syll beam, large timber serving as a foundation of a wall, from P.Gmc. *suljo (Cf. O.N. svill framework of a building, M.L.G. sull, O.H.G. swelli, Ger. Schwelle sill ), perhaps from PIE root *swel post, board (Cf. Gk. selma beam ). Meaning …   Etymology dictionary

• sill — [sil] n. [ME sille < OE syll, akin to Dan sville, Ger schwelle < IE base * sel , * swel , beam, plank > Gr selma, beam] 1. a heavy, horizontal timber or line of masonry supporting a house wall, etc. 2. a horizontal piece forming the… …   English World dictionary

• beam — [n1] length of material used as support axle, bail, balk, bolster, boom, brace, cantilever, column, crossbar, crosspiece, girder, jamb, joist, lath, lintel, pile, piling, pillar, plank, pole, post, prop, rafter, reach, scaffolding, scantling,… …   New thesaurus

• beam — Synonyms and related words: AM signal, CRT spot, DM display, Doppler signal, FM signal, H beam, I beam, IF signal, IF video signal, IM display, RF amplifier, RF echoes, RF signal, RF stage, TV band, X ray, abutment, actinic ray, actinism,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• beam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shine, glow; smile. n. ray, gleam; joist, timber. See light, support. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A relatively long, stout bar] Syn. timber, brace, rafter, stringer, stud, two by four, scantling, strut,… …   English dictionary for students

• sill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. windowsill, ledge, shelf; threshold, base, support; frame, beam. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. threshold, beam, bottom of the frame; see ledge …   English dictionary for students

• sill — noun Etymology: Middle English sille, from Old English syll; akin to Old High German swelli beam, threshold Date: before 12th century 1. a horizontal piece (as a timber) that forms the lowest member or one of the lowest members of a framework or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sill — sɪl n. horizontal piece beneath a window; threshold, doorsill, horizontal piece at the base of a doorway; horizontal foundational element (i.e. beam, block, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• sill — (also chiefly Building cill) noun 1》 a shelf or slab of stone, wood, or metal at the foot of a window or doorway.     ↘a strong horizontal member at the base of any structure, e.g. in the frame of a motor or rail vehicle. 2》 Geology a tabular… …   English new terms dictionary

• straining sill — noun : a straining beam on the tie beam of a truss to resist at each end the foot of a diagonal strut * * * (in a roof with a queen post) a compression member lying along the tie beam and separating the feet of the struts. * * * straining sill… …   Useful english dictionary

• straining sill — (in a roof with a queen post) a compression member lying along the tie beam and separating the feet of the struts. * * * …   Universalium