beam
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4.7
- noun
- /biːm/
:
barra de equilibrio
- During practice, she carefully walked across the beam to improve her balance.
This is high flying aerial vaults and backward flips on balance beams and jumps that defy gravity on the floor routines.
- This is high flying aerial vaults and backward flips on balance beams and jumps that defy gravity on the floor routines.
Examples
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Gymnasts must master various routines on the beam to compete effectively.
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This is no balance beam, honey.
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Hey, can we work on my beam routine when we get to the gym?
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Now, for the rest of you cows, I want you to follow me over here to the balance beam.
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Analysts provided extensive coverage of one gymnast's fall off the balance beam and her ensuing tears.
Academic text (2015) -
I've done it all - balance beam, uneven bars, vaults.
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Claire Scavone and Jenn Nacion were there competing on beam, giving the Green Raiders a North Jersey-high six representatives.
Blog text (23) -
This is high flying aerial vaults and backward flips on balance beams and jumps that defy gravity on the floor routines.
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The coach pointed out that consistency is key when performing on the beam.
Synonyms
4
4.4
A narrow raised bar used in gymnastics for walking and acrobatic moves
Idioms
1
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
7
6.8
A narrow, focused stream of tiny particles like electrons used in science and medicine
- Specialized
2
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
1
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Beam for the gymnastics bar comes from the same old English beam meaning 'a long piece of wood'. That's why the gymnastic beam is a long, narrow bar you must balance on, like a wooden bar raised off the ground.