英语词汇“scantling”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

scant•ling n.

Buildinga timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
Buildingsuch timbers collectively.
Buildingthe width and thickness of a timber.
Buildingthe dimensions of a building stone.
[Naut.]
- Naval Termsa dressed timber or rolled metal member used as a framing member in a vessel.
- Naval Termsthe dimension, in cross section, of a framing member.
a small quantity or amount.

Old French escantillon gauge
1520–30; scant + -ling¹; replacing Middle English scantilon

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scantling /ˈskæntlɪŋ/ n

a piece of sawn timber, such as a rafter, that has a small cross section
the dimensions of a piece of building material or the structural parts of a ship, esp those in cross section
a building stone, esp one that is more than 6 feet in length
a small quantity or amount

Etymology: 16th Century: changed (through influence of scant and -ling¹) from earlier scantillon, a carpenter's gauge, from Old Norman French escantillon, ultimately from Latin scandere to climb; see scan

单词	scantling
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 scant•ling (skant′ling),USA pronunciation n. Buildinga timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame. Buildingsuch timbers collectively. Buildingthe width and thickness of a timber. Buildingthe dimensions of a building stone. [Naut.] Naval Termsa dressed timber or rolled metal member used as a framing member in a vessel. Naval Termsthe dimension, in cross section, of a framing member. a small quantity or amount. Old French escantillon gauge 1520–30; scant + -ling¹; replacing Middle English scantilon Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scantling /ˈskæntlɪŋ/ n a piece of sawn timber, such as a rafter, that has a small cross section the dimensions of a piece of building material or the structural parts of a ship, esp those in cross section a building stone, esp one that is more than 6 feet in length a small quantity or amount Etymology: 16th Century: changed (through influence of scant and -ling¹) from earlier scantillon, a carpenter's gauge, from Old Norman French escantillon, ultimately from Latin scandere to climb; see scan
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