Definition
A structural engineering term for an iron or steel bar with an eye-shaped hole at one or both ends, used to connect parts of a bridge or structure.
Etymology
Compound of 'eye' (the circular opening) and 'bar' (from Old Norse 'barr'). This technical term emerged during the 19th-century industrial revolution in bridge building.
Kelly Says
Civil engineers literally used holes shaped like eyes to bolt structures together—names follow function. Some historic bridges still rely on eyebars that have survived 150+ years.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አይን ላይ (ayn lay)
ayn lay
ARالعربية
حاجب (ḥajīb)
ha-jib
BNবাংলা
চোখের ভূ (chokher bhū)
cho-ker b-hoo
DADansk
øjenbryn
ø-jen-bry-n
DEDeutsch
Augenbraue
ow-gen-brau-e
ELΕλληνικά
φρύδια (frydia)
f-ri-dia
ESEspañol
barra de ojos
bar-ra de o-ho
FISuomi
silmäkulma
sil-mä-kul-ma
FRFrançais
barre d'yeux
bar-d-yeu
GUGU
ભુવો (bhūvo)
bhoo-vo
HIहिन्दी
भौंह (bhaun)
bha-un
HUMagyar
szemöldök
s-em-old-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
alun-alun mata
a-lun-a-lun ma-ta
ITItaliano
sopracciglia
so-pra-chig-lia
JA日本語
眉毛 (mayubiki)
ma-yu-bi-ki
KO한국어
눈썹 (nunsseop)
noon-sseop
MSBahasa Melayu
alun mata
a-lun ma-ta
MYမြန်မာ
လက်မျက်စိ (le-t-myet-si)
le-t-myet-si
NLNederlands
wenkbrauw
venk-brau
NONorsk
eyebryn
e-ye-bry-n
PTPortuguês
sobrancelha
so-bra-n-se-lha
RORomână
sprânceană
sp-ran-ce-ana
RUРусский
бровь (brov)
bro-v
SVSvenska
ögonbryn
o-gon-bry-n
SWKiswahili
mdomo wa jicho
m-do-mo wa ji-cho
TAதமிழ்
கண்கள் மேல் (kangal meyal)
kan-gal me-yal
TEతెలుగు
చెవులు (chevu)
che-vu
UKУкраїнська
бровь (brov)
bro-v
URاردو
چَشْمِہ (chaashmah)
cha-ash-mah
VITiếng Việt
miểng mày
mie-ng-may
ZH中文
眉毛 (máo mài)
mao-mai