| Beam |
n. |
Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. |
| Beam |
n. |
One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship. |
| Beam |
n. |
The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more beam than another. |
| Beam |
n. |
The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. |
| Beam |
n. |
The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches. |
| Beam |
n. |
The pole of a carriage. |
| 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. |
| Beam |
n. |
The straight part or shank of an anchor. |
| Beam |
n. |
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. |
| Beam |
n. |
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. |
| Beam |
n. |
A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat. |
| Beam |
n. |
Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort. |
| Beam |
n. |
One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk;
called also beam feather. |
| Beam |
v. t. |
To send forth; to emit;
followed ordinarily by forth; as, to beam forth light. |
| Beam |
v. i. |
To emit beams of light. |
| Beam tree |
|
A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple. |
| Beambird |
n. |
A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa gricola), so called because it often nests on a beam in a building. |
| Beamed |
imp. & p. p. |
of Beam |
| Beamed |
a. |
Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag. |
| Beamful |
a. |
Beamy; radiant. |
| Beamily |
adv. |
In a beaming manner. |
| Beaminess |
n. |
The state of being beamy. |
| Beaming |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Beam |
| Beaming |
a. |
Emitting beams; radiant. |
| Beamingly |
adv. |
In a beaming manner; radiantly. |
| Beamless |
a. |
Not having a beam. |
| Beamless |
a. |
Not emitting light. |
| Beamlet |
n. |
A small beam of light. |
| Beamy |
a. |
Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining. |
| Beamy |
a. |
Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. |
| Beamy |
a. |
Having horns, or antlers. |
