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beam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
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structural member support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
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piece a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
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box beam,
box girder a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
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cantilever projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
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girder a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
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header a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"
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header,
lintel a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery"
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joist beam used to support floors or roofs
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keel one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
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keelson a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
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balk,
baulk,
rafter an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
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rider plate a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson
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ridge,
ridgepole,
rooftree a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
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shore,
shoring a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
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tie,
tie beam a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
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timber a beam made of wood
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crossbeam,
crosspiece,
trave,
traverse a transverse brace
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wood a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; "metal woods are now standard"
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beam - a column of light (as from a beacon) |
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ray,
shaft,
irradiation |
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light,
visible light,
visible radiation any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
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heat ray a ray that produces a thermal effect
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high beam the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination
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moon-ray,
moonbeam,
moon ray a ray of moonlight
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sunbeam,
sunray a ray of sunlight
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laser beam a beam of light generated by a laser
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low beam the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance
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beam - a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation |
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ray |
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electromagnetic radiation,
electromagnetic wave,
nonparticulate radiation radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge
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cathode ray a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube
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particle beam a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules)
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beam - (nautical) breadth amidships |
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breadth,
width the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"
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ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight
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beam - the broad side of a ship; "they sighted land on the port beam" |
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side an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
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| verbo |
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beam - smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression |
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smile change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
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beam - express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his approval" |
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evince,
express,
show articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
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