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Mullion vs Transom - What's the difference?

mullion | transom |

As nouns the difference between mullion and transom

is that mullion is a vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen while transom is a crosspiece over a door; a lintel.

mullion

English

(wikipedia mullion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.

    • Derived terms

    * mullioned

    Anagrams

    * ----

    transom

    English

    (wikipedia transom)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
  • A horizontal dividing bar in a window.
  • A transom window.
  • (nautical) Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.
  • (nautical) The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.
  • The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
  • (figuratively, usually, attributively) Items that have arrived over the transom.
    • We are overwhelmed with transom resumes.
    They only met the deadline by working most of the night and making a transom filing.

    Synonyms

    * (small hinged window above door) fanlight

    Derived terms

    * over the transom * transom window, a hinged glassed frame above such a crossbar

    Anagrams

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    See also

    * fortochka