Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness,
and prepared for use.
One of the principal horizontal timbers of a
building or ship.
The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to
have more beam than another.
The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the
scales are suspended.
The principal stem or horn of a stag or other
deer, which bears the antlers, or branches.
The pole of a carriage.
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.
The straight part or shank of an
anchor.
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.
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.
A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted
from the sun or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of
heat.
Fig.: A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of
comfort.
One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk;
-- called also beam feather.
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