Word Finder - beams

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

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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.

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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)

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This ship has more beam than that one.

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• breadth

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

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The principal stem of the antler of a deer.

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The pole of a carriage or chariot.

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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.

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The straight part or shank of an anchor.

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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.

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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.

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• walking beam
• working beam

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

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a beam of energy

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A ray; a gleam.

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a beam of hope, or of comfort

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

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• beam feather

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

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

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To emit beams of light; shine; radiate.

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to beam forth light

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To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.

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To furnish or supply with beams

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To give the appearance of beams to.

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To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.

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Beam me up, Scotty; there's no intelligent life down here.

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(currying) To stretch something (for example an animal hide) on a beam.

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To put (something) on a beam

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To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.

The vehicle stopped, its high beams blinding him.

The elliptical Tabernacle (5870) has a rounded, turtle-shell shaped roof, unsupported by pillars or beams, seats nearly 10,000, and has a large pipe organ (5000 pipes).

The pictures were taken, in both cases, with only one quality of light, the violet ray of calcium, the remaining superfluous beams being eliminated by the agency of a double slit.

In intermediate cases the intensities of the two beams are proportional to the squares of the cosines of the angles that the principal plane of the second rhomb makes with the positions in which they have the greatest intensity.

He studied with attention the still obscure subject of molecular cohesion, and little has been added to what he ascertained on the question of transverse strains and the strength of beams, first brought by him within the scope of mechanical theory.

The vault was never finished, and still shows its rough beams and rafters.

Before his mind had a chance to act, two yellow beams of a headlight broke around the curve of the roadway a half-mile below him and began a slow climb to where he stood.

Food is served in the Stove Restaurant where the wooden beams and red brick create an olde worlde atmosphere.

Results are compared with previous measurements with monochromatic ion beams from a conventional accelerator.

Oak beams, exposed stone walls and a feature bed head make this cottage very alluring.

The exact positions of the atoms within the surface repeat unit (the 'unit mesh ') govern the intensities of the diffracted beams.

The interior retains many of the period features such as exposed beams and timbers.

Numerous fish, including some quite large bib, constantly swam through our flashlight beams throughout the dive.

In the oldest area, to the back of the property, are some original exposed brick walls incorporating beams made of shipâs timbers.

Orchard Farm Cottages 2 comfortable farm cottages converted from a traditional cow byre, retaining the original beams.

The lovely old oak beams, warm carpeting and cheerful fabrics all combine to make your stay truly comfortable and relaxing.

The historic, listed building dates back to 1423, and inside boasts original beams and sloping floors, oozing charm.

The beams in this area have clear-cut Roman numerals indicating that the timber was cut off site and then re-assembled by local carpenters.

Large sitting room with exposed beams and fireplace with log burner, downstairs cloaks, 2 staircases.

Kitchen with 8 hob gas range cooker set in C18th stone fireplace, original beams.

These beams are not statically determinate using the static equilibrium laws.

Two highly directional antennas broadcast beams a few degrees wide.

Minimalism and white space is set against deep red and black drapery; venerable beams are cheek by jowl with steel and glass.

Sitting Room 2 sofas, 2 easy chairs, antique chests, welsh dresser, high beams, French doors to private road area.

Great black beams, like polished ebony, support the ceiling.

The brackets carrying the bearings are iron, substantial and somewhat elaborate, and are bolted to beams.

The readout gaps are milled obliquely into silicon beams used focused ion beam etching.

Extensively refurbished in recent years, it still retains its ancient flagstones and beams, inglenook fireplace and many interesting photographs.

A modern butler sink and matching vitreous enamel drainer, exposed 'A ' frame and hip beams and a slate flagstone floor.

The cottage has been imaginatively restored with exposed beams, washed timbers and polished floorboards.

Two exposed stone walls, old pine furniture, high ceiling with exposed beams.

A bow window looks out onto the garden and stream and there are beams galore.

This generates high brightness beams of energetic gamma rays, protons, neutrons, and heavy ions.

Whether music is written with tails or beams is partly a matter of style but can also indicate note grouping during performance.

More refined surface hardening can be achieved with lasers or electron beams.

The MEGALIFT system was moved along its tracking until the slings could be attached to the lifting beams by means of lever hoists.

Its exposed beams and tranquil surroundings make it a perfect escape from the everyday office hustle and bustle.

Natural wood, old beams, granite inglenook fireplace all lend themselves to making you feel very much by the sea.

I asked the janitor, and he said the house was not very well built and that the beams and wainscoting were shrinking.

You will see that the timber beams have now been replaced by steel joists.

Exposed beams and old kitchenware and items of interest are displayed, emphasizing the history of the cottage.

All the attractive bedrooms have some exposed beams and the windows feature heavy wood lintels.

Composition and manufacture manufacture Manufactured using steel columns supporting steel main beams.

Character features include exposed stone mullions, exposed beams, stripped wooden paneled doors and exposed stone walls.

When you must face Drake at the end, instead of shooting him with the beams, avoid his rockets and do an overcharge.

So details such as stable paviors, latch doors, exposed beams and wood floors are much in evidence.

Other people cunningly conceal screens behind beams or curtain pelmets, so that to all intents and purposes they become totally invisible.

Three scanning electron beams hit the phosphor screen at slightly different angles to excite different phosphors to produce red, green and blue dots.

I discovered and documented locations for apparent underground transmitters of polarized magnetic photon beams out into space.

By Any Other Name Responding to a distress call from an Earth-like planet, a landing party from the Enterprise beams down to investigate.