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lintel

structural horizontal beam that spans the space between two vertical supports above an opening
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lintel

Summary

lintel ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,211 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • lintel is a type of horizontal structural element[2].
  • lintel is a type of architectural element[3].
  • lintel is part of doorway[4].
  • lintel is part of post and lintel[5].
  • lintel is part of window frame[6].
  • lintel's Commons category is recorded as Lintels[7].
  • lintel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lintels[8].
  • lintel's Commons gallery is recorded as Lintel[9].
  • lintel's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include horizontal structural element[2] and architectural element[3].

Use and Application

Part of include doorway[4]; post and lintel[5], an architectural style[11]; and window frame[6].

Why It Matters

lintel ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,211 views/month).[1] lintel has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] lintel is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19d ago · Kedziorek1998d · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ne.se id → överliggare-(2), överliggare
    Part of → doorway, post and lintel, window frame
    Part of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Lintels
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3222]]: överliggare-(2), Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/12830878|överliggare (#12830878)]] for {{P|3222}}"
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