beam

Meanings

• noun

  A long, narrow piece of material, such as wood, metal, or light, that is used to support or transmit weight and force.

  - "The beam of a bridge supports the weight of traffic."
  - "The sun cast a beam of light through the window."
  - "The carpenter used a beam to build the roof."

• noun

  A narrow, intense column or stream of something.

  - "A beam of sunlight illuminated the room."
  - "The searchlight produced a powerful beam."
  - "The laser created a focused beam."

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Pronunciation

1. /biːm/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

beam feather , breadth , walking beam , working beam

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with beam
gream , stream

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Variants

List of all variants of beam that leads to same result
beam , beams , on the beam , beamed , beaming , beam-ends , on her beam-ends , beam sea , beam splitter , beam splitters , beam weapon , beam weapons , balance beam , balance beams , high beam , high beams , I beam , I beams , low beam , low beams

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Etymology

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Old English beaman, from beam (a tree trunk) + man (man).

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Trivia

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1. The longest beam ever used in construction was the 131-meter-long (430-foot-long) oak beam used in the construction of the All Saints Church in England.

2. The word 'beam' is derived from the Old English word 'beaman', which means 'man of a tree'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Support: Beams are used to support weight and transfer forces from one point to another.

2. Light: Beams can refer to narrow, intense columns or streams of light.

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Culture

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Beams have been used in various cultural and historical contexts. For instance, in ancient Egypt, beams were used to construct the pyramids. In literature, the term 'beam' has been used metaphorically to represent a source of light or support. In music, there is a genre called 'beam music' which is a type of electronic dance music.

How to Memorize "beam"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a long, narrow piece of material, such as a tree trunk or a metal bar, to memorize the meaning of 'beam' as a support.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'beam' with the idea of support or a column of light.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bears Are Exemplary Animals Mostly' to remember the meaning of 'beam' as a support.

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