Beam
Definition of Beam
Pronunciation: bēmd | n. | 1. | Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. | | 2. | One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship. | | 3. | The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another. | | 4. | The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. | | 5. | The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches. | | 6. | The pole of a carriage. | | 7. | 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. | | 8. | The straight part or shank of an anchor. | | 9. | 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. | | 10. | (Steam Engine) 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. | | 11. | A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. | | 12. | A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort. | | 13. | One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; - called also beam feather. | | v. t. | 1. | To send forth; to emit; - followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light. | | v. i. | 1. | To emit beams of light. |
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