Beam

What do we mean by beam?

A squared-off log or a large, oblong piece of timber, metal, or stone used especially as a horizontal support in construction. noun

A transverse structural member of a ship's frame, used to support a deck and to brace the sides against stress. noun

The breadth of a ship at the widest point. noun

The side of a ship. noun

The widest part of a person's hips. noun

A steel tube or wooden roller on which the warp is wound in a loom. noun

An oscillating lever connected to an engine piston rod and used to transmit power to the crankshaft. noun

The bar of a balance from which weighing pans are suspended. noun

A balance beam. noun

The main horizontal bar on a plow to which the share, colter, and handles are attached. noun

One of the main stems of a deer's antlers. noun

A ray or shaft of light. noun

A concentrated stream of particles or a similar propagation of waves. noun

A radio beam. noun

To radiate light; shine. intransitive verb

To smile expansively. intransitive verb

To emit or transmit. intransitive verb

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.

The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam)

The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.

The principal stem of the antler of a deer.

The pole of a carriage or chariot.

A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.

The straight part or shank of an anchor.

The central bar 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.

In steam engines, 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.

A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.

A ray; a gleam.

One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.

A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.

An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.

Words that are spelled similarly to beam:
beam.

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Words that rhyme with beam:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective beam:
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