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mullion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Buildings, Household
mul·lion /ˈmʌljən/ noun [countable] technical  TBBDHa vertical piece of stone, metal, or wood between two pieces of glass in a window 〔分隔窗扇的〕直棂,竖框mullioned adjective
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mullionIn section each mullion is an asymmetric oval, tapering at one end.The use of ground anchors in tension and the glazing mullions as compression members resolves the forces from the cable-net.Thatched roof, two storeys, the second had more mullion windows hunched inside the thatch.Plasteel mullions divided the narrow, high lancet windows of stained armour-glass.The gable wall structure consists of a series of fabricated steel mullions at 3.6m centres.She was taken to a comfortable bedroom with stone mullions and changed into clothes appropriate for the occasion.Then he saw the mullion windows were open.Store removed material well away from the work area 5 Use a general-purpose saw to cut through mullions and transoms.
mul·lion nounChineseSyllable
Corpus piece two a wood or between stone, of vertical metal,


mullion
mullion /ˈmʌljən/ noun [countable] technical
a vertical piece of stone, metal, or wood between two pieces of glass in a window
—mullioned adjective


mul·lionBrE /ˈmʌliən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌliən/ 🔊 noun (architecture 建筑) a solid vertical piece of stone, wood or metal between two parts of a window (窗扇间的)中竖框 mul·lioned BrE /ˈmʌliənd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmʌliənd/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] mullioned windows有中竖框的窗户