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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 or
ship. |
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The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more
beam than another. |
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The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are
suspended. |
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The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which
bears the antlers, or branches. |
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The pole of a carriage. |
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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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The straight part or shank of an anchor. |
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The main part 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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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. |
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A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or
other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. |
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Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort. |
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One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called
also beam feather. |
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To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth;
as, to beam forth light. |
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To emit beams of light. |
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