beam
Noun
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same as: radio beam
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is a type of:
- piece - a separate part of a whole
- structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
subtypes:- box beam, box girder - a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
- cantilever - projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
- girder - a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
- header - a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
- header, lintel - horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
- joist - beam used to support floors or roofs
- keel - one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
- keelson - a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
- balk, baulk, rafter - one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
- rider plate - a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson
- ridge, ridgepole, rooftree - a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
- shore, shoring - a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
- tie, tie beam - a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
- timber - a beam made of wood
- crossbeam, crosspiece, trave, traverse - a horizontal beam that extends across something
substance holonym: wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees -
is a type of: electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation - radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric chargesubtypes:
- cathode ray - a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube
- particle beam - a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules)
same as: electron beam, ray -
is a type of: light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensationsubtypes:
- heat ray - a ray that produces a thermal effect
- high beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination
- moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam - a ray of moonlight
- sunbeam, sunray - a ray of sunlight
- laser beam - a beam of light generated by a laser
- low beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance
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referred to in: ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
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is a type of: side - an extended outer surface of an object
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is a type of: exerciser, gymnastic apparatus - sports equipment used in gymnastic exercisessame as: balance beam
Verb
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is a type of: smile - change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
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subtypes:
- beat down - shine hard
- beacon - shine like a beacon
- glare - shine intensely
- flame, flare - shine with a sudden light
- outshine - shine brighter than
- shimmer - shine with a weak or fitful light
- flick, flicker - shine unsteadily
- blaze - shine brightly and intensively
- scintillate, twinkle, winkle - emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
- burn, glow - shine intensely, as if with heat
same as: shine -
causes: air - be broadcastreferred to in: broadcast medium, broadcasting - a medium that disseminates via telecommunicationssubtypes:
- satellite - broadcast or disseminate via satellite
- sportscast - broadcast a sports event
- telecast, televise - broadcast via television
- interrogate - transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
- rebroadcast, rerun - broadcast again, as of a film
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is a type of: experience, feel - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
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- Verbs of feeling
- Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
- Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering
- Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
- Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
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