mullion

See also: Mullion

English

A mullioned window.

Etymology

Alteration of monial (“mullion”), or metathesis of Middle English moyniel, both ultimately from Old French moinel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌliən/
• Rhymes: -ʌliən

Noun

mullion (plural mullions)

1. (architecture) A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.

   Hypernyms: glazing bar, muntin

   Coordinate term: transom

Derived terms

• mullioned

Translations

vertical bar between the casements of a window

• Catalan: mainell m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 豎框／竖框 (zh) (shùkuāng)

• Dutch: middenstijl m
• Esperanto: fenestrofosto
• Finnish: jakokarmi
• French: meneau (fr) m
• Galician: mainel m
• German: Pfosten (de) m, Mittelpfosten m, Stulp m
• Italian: montante (it) m, colonnina (it) f
• Macedonian: шпросна f (šprosna)
• Norman: entré-panné f (Jersey)
• Portuguese: mainel m
• Russian: средник (ru) (srednik)
• Swedish: fönsterpost (sv) c, spröjs (sv) c

Verb

mullion (third-person singular simple present mullions, present participle mullioning, simple past and past participle mullioned)

1. (transitive) To shape into divisions by means of mullions.

Anagrams

• luminol

Gamilaraay

Alternative forms

• maliyan

Noun

mullion

1. wedge-tailed eagle, eaglehawk