Definition of beam

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Beam (n.) One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship.

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Beaming :: Beaming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bea.
Splendent :: Splendent (a.) Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as, splendent planets; splendent metals. See the Note under 3d Luster, 4..
Sursanure :: Surroyal (n.) One of the terminal branches or divisions of the beam of the antler of the stag or other large deer.
Shape :: Shape (n.) A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar..
Beam :: Beam (v. i.) To emit beams of light.
Arrectary :: Arrectary (n.) An upright beam.
Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard..
Reflect :: Reflect (v. i.) To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams..
Beam :: Beam (n.) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use..
Torsel :: Torsel (n.) A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.
Dart :: Dart (v. t.) To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams..
Forebeam :: Forebeam (n.) The breast beam of a loom.
Radiant :: Radiant (a.) Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face..
Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied..
Effulge :: Effulge (v. t.) To cause to shine with abundance of light; to radiate; to beam.
Sunday :: Sundart (n.) Sunbeam.
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place..
Rooftree :: Rooftree (n.) The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself..
Beam :: Beam (n.) 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..
Contignation :: Contignation (n.) The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as beams in a fabric..
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