Definitions for jamb
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1. jambnoun

   upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jambnoun

   The vertical components that form the sides of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace, or other opening in a wall.

2. Etymology: jambe, from jambe, from gamba

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1. Jamb

   A jamb (from French jambe, "leg"), in architecture, is the side-post or lining of a doorway or other aperture. The jambs of a window outside the frame are called “reveals.” Small shafts to doors and windows with caps and bases are known as “jamb-shafts”; when in the inside arris of the jamb of a window, they are sometimes called "scoinsons." A doorjamb, door jamb (also sometimes doorpost) is the vertical portion of the door frame onto which a door is secured. The jamb bears the weight of the door through its hinges, and most types of door latches and deadbolts extend into a recess in the doorjamb when engaged, making the accuracy of the plumb (i.e. true vertical) and strength of the doorjambs vitally important to the overall operational durability and security of the door. The word jamb is also used to describe a wing of a building, perhaps just in Scottish architecture. John Adam added a 'jamb' to the old Leith Customs house in the Citadel of Leith in 1754–1755.In arches and vaults, the soffit is the curved inner surface of the arch or vault located above the impost, as opposed to the outer surface called the arch or vault crest.

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1. jamb

   A jamb is the vertical side frame of a doorway, window, or other opening in a wall. It provides support and acts as a barrier between the outer environment and the interior of a building or room. The word can also refer to a jam or difficult situation.

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1. Jambnoun

   the vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face

2. Jambnoun

   any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein

3. Jambverb

   see Jam, v. t

4. Etymology: [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de force a principal rafter. See Gambol.]

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1. Jamb

   Jamb is a town in Samudrapur tehsil in Hinganghat subdivision of Wardha districtin Nagpur revenue Division in the Berar region in the state of Maharashtra, India. Jamb town is located on National Highway 7. Two Maharashtra State Highway start from here one going towards Warora - Chandrapur and another towards Umred in Nagpur district.

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1. Jamb

   jam, n. the sidepiece or post of a door, fireplace, &c. [Fr. jambe, perh. Celt. cam, bent.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. jamb

   To squeeze tight.

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1. JAMB

   What does JAMB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the JAMB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of jamb in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of jamb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=jamb
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jamb
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamb
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jamb
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=jamb
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=jamb
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html