Transom light / Transom window / Transom: In the United States, a window or pane above a door, whether rectangular or arched; also, a window that is hinged along its top edge ...
Transom
In North America a transom is generally the light above the doorway, also called a fanlight. In Europe, a transom is the horizontal structural member that separates the door from the window above it.
Napanee ...
transom
Small, usually rectangular or fanlight window over a door. Some transoms open to cross-ventilate a home, while others are only decorative.
transverse arch ...
transomed windows:
a window built above a door or above a lintel
triglyph:
an ornament in a Doric frieze, consisting of a projecting block having three parallel vertical channels on its face ...
Transom
A horizontal crosspiece over a door or between a door and a window above it, or the horizontal dividing bars of the window itself.
Tsukubai ...
TRANSOM: the horizontal framing member between a door and a window above; also refers to the window above a door. (IMAGE)
TRUNCATED: cut off or cut short, usually in reference to a roof. (IMAGE) ...
Transom -- Horizontal window like element above the door.
Vergeboard -- The vertical face board following and set under the roof edge of a gable, sometimes decorated by carving.
transom window - The horizontal window pane(s) above a door
turret - A small, slender tower often located at the corner of a building or porch
tympanum - The recessed portion of a triangular pediment, often containing a lunette ...
TRANSOM LIGHT A flat, glass panel above a door, usually multi-paned.
TUDOR ARCH A flattened arch with a center point above a door or window, commonly seen in Tudor Revival style buildings, (also called a 4 centered arch).
Transom - A small opening above a door or window separated by a horizontal member that usually contains a sash or louver panel hinged to the transom bar. Transoms were first used in the 18th century on exterior doors.
Transom
The horizontal member across the top of a door, or across the top or middle of a window. A transom window is a glazed light above the transom bar of a door.
Truss ...
Transom
an intermediate horizontal bar of stone or wood across a window-opening. The horizontal member of a door-frame beneath a fanlight.
Trusses ...
Transom - 1. A horizontal bar of wood or stone across a window. 2.The cross-bar separating a door from the window, panel, or fanlight above it. 3. The window above the transom bar of a door.
Transom: Small window located above a door or another window.
Transom joint: Horizontal member separating a door from a window panel above the door, or separating one window above another.
Transom A small window just above a door.
Tread The horizontal portion of a step, usually with a rounded edge , or 'nosing' which overhangs the riser.
Transom: Horizontal part of a step or stair.
Tread: The horizontal part of a step or stair.
Trussed Rafters: Method of roof construction utilising prefabricated triangular framework of timbers. Now widely used in domestic construction.
Transom - Horizontal division of window; crossbar.
Trefoil - Three-lobed.
Truss - A timber frame used to support the roof over the great hall.
Transom Horizontal bar of wood or stone across a window or top of door.
Tread The horizontal part of a step or stair.
Trimmed Joist Cut joist where an opening is formed in a ceiling, roof or floor, for example a roof hatch or stairwell.
Transom: Originally "transom" was used to denote a horizontal crossbar in a window. It later came to mean a window positioned above such a crossbar.
transom: a horizontal division of a window.
transverse arch: an arch at right angles to the main body of a building.
travertine: an Italian cream-coloured limestone, which can be polished with good effect.
TRANSOM A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an opening.
transom - a light or window over a door or entryway.
triglyph - the characteristic ornament of the Doric frieze, consisting of slightly rasied blocks of three vertical bands separated by V-shaped grooves.
Transom - A horizontal member across an opening or panel (e.g. below a verandah valance. q.v.).
Trefoil - Three symmetrical (or circular) leaf shapes inscribed within a circle. (Also: quatrefoil, multi-foil).
Transom
- a horizontal bar of stone or wood which separates a window light from a lower light or a door opening. A transom light is a rectangular window above a door. see fanlight ...
transom, transom window
window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
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Transom - A small window just above a door.
Trap - A plumbing device preventing sewage odors from entering the house.
Tread - The horizontal portion of a step, usually with a rounded edge , or 'nosing' which overhangs the riser.
Transom
A window or panel, usually operable, above a window or door.
Source:Victorian Architecture Vocabulary
Turret ...
Transom : The horizontal division of a window constructed of wood or stone.
Transept : The lateral extensions which form the cross of a Cruciform cathedral or church.
Transom A small window that fits over the top of a door or window, primarily for additional light & aesthetic value.
TRANSOMhorizontal window above doorway
TREILLAGEa lattice or trellis, often used for growing vines and climbing plants
TURRET an ornamental tower projecting from a larger structure ...
TRANSOM
Windows or panels, usually operable, above a window or door.
TREAD
Horizontal part of a stair step.
transom window - a window above a door; commonly hinged for separate operation
tread - the horizontal surface of a step (see riser) ...
Transom: A smaller window above a door or another window. A transom joint is also the horizontal joining area between two window units which are stacked one on top of the other.
Transom - A window above a door; if an exterior door the transom window is often fixed, if an interior door it can often open either by hinges at top or bottom, or can rotate about hinges at the middle of its sides.
Light: Glazing; component part of window, divided by mullions and transoms. Linenfold: decorative motif in the form of a folded piece of linen cloth. Usually carved in low relief.
Windows of this description, however, would be out of place in domestic architecture, so that the mullion window was there retained with two or three transoms, all moulded and with square heads; ...
Rectangular transom lights and sidelights
Pilasters to sides of doors (may have pediment)
Pediment (doors, triangular only)
Classical one story or two story columns
Full-height entry (commonly with pediment) ...
Basically a Georgian floor plan with Greek Revival entryway and rectangular transom lights.
16. Boston, MA. Cathedral Church of St. Paul. c.1820-1833.
17, 18. North Woodstock, CT. c.1830.
Characterised by large windows with a grid pattern of mullions and transoms, with the mullions continuing to the head to the arch, which is often of flattened or four-centred form.
houses in Ontario from about 1830 to about 1870 if they are built with one-and-a-half storeys and have a gable roof featuring a gable over a dormer window; the later often with a round arch; there is typically a central door (often with a transom ...
A grand, columned entry portico
Glass transoms to bring sunlight into rooms
T-shaped hallway, allowing front-to-back and side-to-side ventilation
Raised basement to separate living spaces from kitchen and storage areas ...
Paneled front doors with sidelights and topped with transoms or fanlights
Constructed with one or two materials, usually wood, brick, or stone
Classical and colonial detailing: columns, cornices, entablatures
Plain end chimneys
Porches ...
In traditional designs today, mullions and transoms are normally used in combination with divided-light windows and doors when glazing porches or other large areas.
Cross window. Divided into four sections by a mullion and a transom.
Crypt. Underground chamber or vault, usually beneath the presbytery of a church and used for burial or sometimes as an oratory.
Cupola. *Dome.
A paneled front door was most often centered, accented by decorative pilasters and crowned with a pedimented entablature. A transom light could be found either above the door or within the top of the door.
component part of window, divided by mullions and transoms
Lintel
horizontal stone or beam bridging an opening ...
The door is often crowned by a semi-elliptical window called a fanlight, transom, or delicate horizontal woodwork called an entablature. Similar fans or fanlights are often found in the gable end in the attic area of the building.
Mullion - vertical bar of wood, metal or stone which divides a window into two or more parts (cf. transom).
Muqarnas - type of decorative corbel used in Islamic architecture that in some circumstances, resembles stalactites.
Town Centre - The most important shopping and business area of town.
Tracery - Ornamental stone framework, generally carved in sections.
Transept - Either of the arms of a cross-shaped church
Transome - Horizontal bar across a window or panel.
the arch was filled with tracery, consisting at first of geometrical patterns, then later of flowing patterns, and finally of quasi-rectangular openings in the form of a grid (an effect achieved largely by the introduction of horizontal transoms in ...
Transom - horizontal bar of wood or stone across a window or top of door.
Trap - a 'U' shaped bend in a waste pipe, soil pipe or gulley containing enough water to provide a seal and prevent the ingress of foul air into a building.
 See also: House, Floor, Ornament, Frame, Architecture
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