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beam definition and meaning
n.
Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
n.
One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship.
n.
The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another.
n.
The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
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The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches.
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The pole of a carriage.
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A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
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The straight part or shank of an anchor.
n.
The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
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A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called also working beam or walking beam.
n.
A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
n.
Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
n.
One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather.
v. t.
To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light.
v. i.
To emit beams of light.
Crossword clues for beam
- Breadth
- Broad grin
- Broad smile
- Ceiling support
- Girder
- Girder; ray
- Grin
- Light timber
- plank on a fixed support
- Rafter
- Ray
- Ray live before noon
- Ray of light
- Ray of sunlight
- Ship’s breadth
- Smile broadly
- Smile proudly and be seen before midday
- Smile seen after high moon
- Supporting horizontal member
- Supporting structural member
- Thick piece of timber
- Torchlight
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