beam
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2.7
- noun
- /biːm/
:
viga
- After inspecting the old building, the engineer noted that one beam was sagging and needed replacement.
- a support beam
- a wooden beam
- a beam of wood
We needed that support beam to take all those walls out.
- We needed that support beam to take all those walls out.
- Because I want to have a secondary layer of wooden beams in between the steel beams.
- I'm trying to cut on top of the middle of the beam so I don't fall through.
- He's just stumbling around quid pro quo and metal beams falling all around them.
- This is a video about building the UNI beam for my Iron Man cosplay.
- So they can build cubes and they can build these beams where they can build larger lattices.
Examples
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Remember, if we break any beams it will set the alarms off, so extra careful.
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That is why the wall meets diagonal support beams and in our case also a door.
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Look, this beam is not even holding on anymore.
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We needed that support beam to take all those walls out.
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The entire space has a reinforced steel beam framework
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You're putting too much weight on the support beam.
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Other antenna types require support beams, whose effect on reception is difficult to gauge.
Academic text (1996) -
Step one, affix the four cross beams that will each hold four of our screens.
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The builders installed a large wooden beam to support the roof of the new house.
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To ensure safety, they reinforced the beam that supports the weight of the upper floors.
Synonyms
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4.6
A sloping beam that supports a roof
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5.0
A long strong beam usually made of steel that supports buildings or bridges
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7.5
A long strong piece of wood, metal or concrete that supports floors and ceilings
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5.7
A long metal piece shaped like the letter I that supports buildings and bridges
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4.4
A horizontal beam that supports parts of a building, like a roof
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5.2
A long piece of wood or metal under a floor that supports it
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5.5
A strong piece of wood or metal that holds the weight of parts of a building
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5.7
A beam shaped like an L that supports edges and corners
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9.6
A horizontal beam that supports roof rafters
A long hollow structure made from boards with a rectangular shape that supports parts of a building
A long horizontal piece that stops two roof sides or walls spreading apart
A large wooden beam that helps support a roof
A beam along the top ridge of a roof that supports the rafters
A strong post that holds up a roof or wall, for example in a mine
A beam that sits below a crane hook to spread weight when lifting heavy objects
Idioms
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7.9
Wide from side to side, like a boat that is very stable or a person with wide hips
Compounds
- Specialized
17
3.9
A very narrow, bright light in one color that can cut or point at things
- Specialized
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6.8
A narrow, focused stream of tiny particles like electrons used in science and medicine
- Specialized
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5.7
A long metal piece shaped like the letter I that supports buildings and bridges
- Specialized
1
4.6
A focused stream of tiny charged particles used to make images in special microscopes
- Specialized
1
5.2
A balance with a long bar that turns and uses a sliding weight to measure how heavy something is
- Specialized
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5.5
A strong piece of wood or metal that holds the weight of parts of a building
- Archaic
Ends of the support pieces that run across a ship's deck when it leans nearly vertical
- Specialized
A long hollow structure made from boards with a rectangular shape that supports parts of a building
A bright car light that shines straight ahead and should only be used when no other cars are near
A very bright car light that can blind other drivers and is used when no cars are nearby
A strong front light on a car used when no other cars come because it can blind drivers
A headlight setting that lights the road without blinding other drivers
A bright car light that shines far and should be used only when no other cars are ahead
- Specialized
A narrow stream of tiny charged particles used to change material surfaces
- Specialized
A narrow radio signal that helps pilots find the runway in poor visibility
A light on a car that makes a low beam to light the road without hurting other drivers' eyes
- Specialized
A beam that sits below a crane hook to spread weight when lifting heavy objects
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beam comes from an old English word beam that meant 'tree' or 'large piece of wood'. So a building beam is literally a long piece of wood (or metal) that holds up part of a structure.