Definition of beam

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Beam (n.) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being called the fore beam, the other the back beam..

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Beamlet :: Beamlet (n.) A small beam of light.
Sparpiece :: Sparpiece (n.) The collar beam of a roof; the spanpiece.
Nettles :: Nettles (n. pl.) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.
Diaphragm :: Diaphragm (n.) A plate with an opening, which is generally circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope..
Breastbeam :: Breastbeam (n.) The front transverse beam of a locomotive.
Stop :: Stop (n.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
Warp :: Warp (v. i.) To wind yarn off bobbins for forming the warp of a web; to wind a warp on a warp beam.
"dormant :: Dormant (a.) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or sleep..
Radiation :: Radiation (n.) The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness..
Forebeam :: Forebeam (n.) The breast beam of a loom.
Large :: Large (superl.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam, or between the beam and the quarter..
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a strong fortress or town..
Sheth :: Sheth (n.) The part of a plow which projects downward beneath the beam, for holding the share and other working parts; -- also called standard, or post..
Trestle :: Trestle (n.) A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like..
Sunsquall :: Sunshiny (a.) Beaming with good spirits; cheerful.
Beam :: Beam (v. i.) To emit beams of light.
Effluent :: Effluent (a.) Flowing out; as, effluent beams..
Shape :: Shape (n.) A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar..
Beamful :: Beamful (a.) Beamy; radiant.
Collar :: Collar (n.) A collar beam.
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