Lintel vs Ledge - What's the difference?
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(architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
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A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
A layer or stratum.
A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
(architecture) A (door or window) lintel .
(architecture) A cornice.
A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
(slang) A lege; a legend.
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As nouns the difference between lintel and ledge
is that lintel is a horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above while ledge is a shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.As a proper noun Lintel
is the computing environment of the Linux operating system running on an Intel CPU; mostly in a server.lintel
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(en noun)- Athelny had told him that he lived in a house built by Inigo Jones; he had raved, as he raved over everything, over the balustrade of old oak; and when he came down to open the door for Philip he made him at once admire the elegant carving of the lintel .
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