wythe

皮

发音

/waɪθ/
/wɪθ/
/wɪð/

词形变化

wythes 复数 wythes

别名

withe

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness.

    商务 建筑 工程

    That wall has to be at least three wythes of brick to support your load.

  2. 2.

    A partition between flues in a chimney.

    建筑

相关短语

Wythe County

词源

Uncertain. * Perhaps an alteration of width. * Perhaps related to withe (“flexible twig; band of twigs”), from Old English wiþþe (“tie, band”). The chimney-partition sense may derive from the fact that a single wythe or thickness of brick has often been used for such partitions.

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