— trabeation , n.
/tray"bee ay'tid/ , adj. Archit.
1. constructed with a beam or on the principle of a beam, as an entablature or flat ceiling.
2. denoting a form of architecture or system of construction employing beams or lintels exclusively.
Also, trabeate /tray"bee it, -ayt'/ .
[ 1835-45; trabeat ( ion ) structure with beams ( trabe ( s ) beam + -ATION) + -ED 2 ]