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jamb

/dʒæm/

jambnoun

jambs

/dʒæm/

Traduzioni

piédroitArchitecture ; côté vertical d’une ouverture, d’une fenêtre ou d’une cheminée.

The carpenter carefully measured the jamb to ensure the door would fit perfectly.

Le menuisier a soigneusement mesuré le piédroit pour s’assurer que la porte s’ajusterait parfaitement.

encaissantGéologie minière.

The geologist took samples from both jambs of the silver lode.

Le géologue a prélevé des échantillons dans les deux encaissants du filon d’argent.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

montantArchitecture ; plus courant pour une porte ou une fenêtre.

Definizioni

A side post or surface of a doorway, window, or fireplace.

The carpenter carefully measured the jamb to ensure the door would fit perfectly.

Either side of a vein or lode in a mine; the wall rock surrounding the ore body.

The geologist took samples from both jambs of the silver lode.

Sinonimi

jambverb

jambed

Past Simple

jambed

Past Participle

jambing

Gerund

/dʒæm/

Rare/archaic spelling variant of the verb “jam”; still attested in historical and technical texts.

Traduzioni

coincerSurtout dans le sens de bloquer ou de coincer sous la pression.

He accidentally jambed his finger in the heavy toolbox lid.

Il s’est accidentellement coincé le doigt dans le couvercle lourd de la boîte à outils.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

bloquerSurtout dans un contexte matériel ou mécanique.

Definizioni

To wedge, crush, or block, especially by pressure; to jam.

He accidentally jambed his finger in the heavy toolbox lid.

Sinonimi

wedge

cram

jam up

wedge in

jambadjective

Used only attributively (non-gradable) to qualify nouns related to a doorway, window, fireplace, or similar opening.

Traduzioni

de montantArchitecture.

The carpenter installed a jamb extension to cover the extra wall thickness.

Le menuisier a installé une rallonge de montant pour couvrir l’épaisseur supplémentaire du mur.

Definizioni

Relating to or situated on a doorway, window, or fireplace jamb.

The carpenter installed a jamb extension to cover the extra wall thickness.