Definitions for TRANSOM
ˈtræn səmtran·som

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. transom, transom window, fanlightnoun

   a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door

2. transom, traversenoun

   a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. transomnoun

   A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.

2. transomnoun

   A small hinged window above a door or another window.

3. transomnoun

   A horizontal dividing bar in a window.

4. transomnoun

   Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.

5. transomnoun

   The flat or nearly flat stern of a boat or ship.

6. transomnoun

   The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.

7. transomnoun

   Items that have arrived over the transom.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Transomnoun

   Etymology: transenna, Lat.

   1. A thwart beam or lintel over a door.2. [Among mathematicians.]The vane of an instrument called a cross staff, being a piece of wood fixed across with a square socket upon which it slides. Nathan Bailey

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1. transom

   A transom is a horizontal structural beam or bar, as well as the crosspiece separating a door from a window or fanlight above it. It can also refer to the stern area of a ship where a transom window or board can be located.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Transomnoun

   a horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an opening. See Illust. of Mullion

2. Transomnoun

   one of the principal transverse timbers of the stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; -- called also transsummer

3. Transomnoun

   the piece of wood or iron connecting the cheeks of some gun carriages

4. Transomnoun

   the vane of a cross-staff

5. Transomnoun

   one of the crossbeams connecting the side frames of a truck with each other

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Transom

   tran′sum, n. a thwart beam or lintel, esp. the horizontal mullion or crossbar of a window: in ships, the beam across the sternpost to strengthen the afterpart.—n. Trans′om-win′dow, a window divided into two parts by a transom. [L. transtrum, a cross-bank—trans, across.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. transom

   The vane of a cross-staff, made to slide along it by means of a square socket; it may be set to any of the graduations.

Matched Categories

1. • Crosspiece
   • Window

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1. matrons

How to pronounce TRANSOM?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TRANSOM in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TRANSOM in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TRANSOM
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Transom
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=TRANSOM
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TRANSOM
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=TRANSOM
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=TRANSOM