NOUN | artifact | sill | structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure |
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object | sill | (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock |
Sounds | sih'l | |
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Rhymes | Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl... |
Meaning | structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure. | |
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Narrower | doorsill, doorstep, threshold | The sill of a door |
windowsill | The sill of a window | |
Broader | structural member | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building |
Spanish | antepecho, repisa | |
Catalan | cartel·la, mènsula, repeu |
Meaning | (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock. | |
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Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
Broader | rock, stone | A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter |
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