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noun/tɹˈænsəm/
Definition
a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tɹˈænsəm/
🇬🇧British English
/tɹˈansəm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tɹˈansəm/
2 syllables Say it as /tɹˈænsəm/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Querbalken
ein Fenster über einer Tür, das normalerweise an einem horizontalen Querträger über der Tür angelenkt ist
🇫🇷French
traverse
une fenêtre au-dessus d'une porte qui est généralement articulée sur une traverse horizontale au-dessus de la porte
🇪🇸Spanish
travesaño
una ventana encima de una puerta que generalmente está articulada a un travesaño horizontal sobre la puerta
🇮🇹Italian
poppa
una finestra sopra una porta che solitamente è incernierata ad una traversa orizzontale sopra la porta
🇳🇱Dutch
spiegel
een raam boven een deur dat gewoonlijk scharniert aan een horizontaal dwarsstuk boven de deur
🇵🇹Portuguese
popa
uma janela acima de uma porta que geralmente é articulada a uma travessa horizontal sobre a porta
🇷🇺Russian
фрамуга
окно над дверью, которое обычно крепится на петлях к горизонтальной перемычке над дверью
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ट्रैन्सम
दरवाज़े के ऊपर की एक खिड़की जो आम तौर पर दरवाज़े के ऊपर एक क्षैतिज क्रॉसपीस से टिकी होती है
🇧🇩Bengali
ট্রান্সম
দরজার উপরে একটি জানালা যা সাধারণত দরজার উপর একটি অনুভূমিক ক্রসপিসের সাথে আটকে থাকে
🇮🇳Tamil
டிரான்ஸ்சம்
ஒரு கதவுக்கு மேலே உள்ள ஒரு சாளரம் பொதுவாக கதவின் மேல் ஒரு கிடைமட்ட குறுக்குவெட்டுடன் இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது
🇮🇳Telugu
ట్రాన్సమ్
తలుపు పైన ఉన్న కిటికీ సాధారణంగా తలుపు మీద సమాంతర క్రాస్‌పీస్‌కి అతుక్కొని ఉంటుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
ट्रान्सम
दाराच्या वरची एक खिडकी जी सहसा दाराच्या आडव्या क्रॉसपीसला जोडलेली असते
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટ્રાન્સમ
દરવાજાની ઉપરની એક બારી જે સામાન્ય રીતે દરવાજાની ઉપર આડી ક્રોસપીસ સાથે જોડાયેલી હોય છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಟ್ರಾನ್ಸಮ್
ಬಾಗಿಲಿನ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಕಿಟಕಿಯನ್ನು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಾಗಿಲಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಸಮತಲವಾದ ಕ್ರಾಸ್‌ಪೀಸ್‌ಗೆ ಜೋಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ട്രാൻസോം
ഒരു വാതിലിനു മുകളിലുള്ള ഒരു ജാലകം സാധാരണയായി വാതിലിനു മുകളിൽ ഒരു തിരശ്ചീനമായ ക്രോസ്പീസിലേക്ക് തൂക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟ੍ਰਾਂਸਮ
ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ੇ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਇੱਕ ਖਿੜਕੀ ਜੋ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ੇ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਇੱਕ ਖਿਤਿਜੀ ਕਰਾਸਪੀਸ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹرانسوم
دروازے کے اوپر ایک کھڑکی جو عام طور پر دروازے کے اوپر ایک افقی کراس پیس سے جڑی ہوتی ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
横梁
门上方的窗户,通常铰接在门上方的水平横梁上
🇯🇵Japanese
欄間
ドアの上の窓で、通常はドアの上の水平な桟に蝶番で取り付けられています。
🇰🇷Korean
트랜섬
일반적으로 문 위의 수평 가로대에 경첩으로 연결되는 문 위의 창
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cây ngang
một cửa sổ phía trên cánh cửa thường được gắn vào một thanh ngang ngang trên cửa
🇹🇭Thai
กรอบวงกบด้านบน
หน้าต่างเหนือประตูซึ่งปกติจะติดบานพับไว้ที่แนวขวางเหนือประตู
🇮🇩Indonesian
jendela di atas pintu
sebuah jendela di atas pintu yang biasanya berengsel pada potongan melintang horizontal di atas pintu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رافدة
نافذة فوق الباب والتي عادة ما تكون معلقة على قطعة عرضية أفقية فوق الباب
🇮🇷Persian
گذر
پنجره ای در بالای در که معمولاً به یک قطعه متقاطع افقی بالای در لولا می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
vasistas
genellikle kapının üzerindeki yatay bir çapraz parçaya menteşelenen bir kapının üzerindeki pencere
🇮🇱Hebrew
עָצֶה
חלון מעל דלת שבדרך כלל תלוי בצירים לחלק צולב אופקי מעל הדלת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'transom'?
The primary meaning of 'transom' is 'a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'transom' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'transom' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'transom' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'transom' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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