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31beam — Synonyms and related words: AM signal, CRT spot, DM display, Doppler signal, FM signal, H beam, I beam, IF signal, IF video signal, IM display, RF amplifier, RF echoes, RF signal, RF stage, TV band, X ray, abutment, actinic ray, actinism,… …
32beam — /bim / (say beem) noun 1. a thick, long piece of timber, shaped for structural use. 2. a similar piece of metal, stone, etc. 3. Building Trades one of the main horizontal supporting members in a building or the like, as for supporting a roof or… …
33beam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. shine, glow; smile. n. ray, gleam; joist, timber. See light, support. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A relatively long, stout bar] Syn. timber, brace, rafter, stringer, stud, two by four, scantling, strut,… …
34beam trawl — a trawl with short wings and a head rope attached to a metal or wooden beam 4 12 m long. The beam keeps the net open horizontally while metal frames on each end of the beam keep the net open vertically. The beam has metal runners to support it… …
35Beam — 1) (The King s or Great) Used for weighing heavy goods, avoirs du pois (Cal. L. Bk. A. p. 191), in contradistinction to the small beam for weighing light goods. Foreign merchants were, by the customs of the City, bound to weigh their… …
36beam — 1. noun 1) an oak beam Syn: joist, lintel, rafter, purlin; spar, girder, balk, timber, two by four, plank; support, strut; scantling, transom, stringer, collar beam, I beam 2) …
37off the beam — wrong, mistaken What he said about the new office was right off the beam and should be ignored by everyone …
38beam — See: OFF THE BEAM, ON THE BEAM …
39beam — See: OFF THE BEAM, ON THE BEAM …
40beam — See: off the beam, on the beam …
