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 |
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 |
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 |
Beam (n.) A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body |
Beam (n.) Fig.: A ray |
Beam (n.) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk |
Beam (v. t.) To send forth |
Beam (v. i.) To emit beams of light. |
Beam tree () A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple. |
Frame (v. t.) To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure |
Frame (v. t.) To originate |
Frame (v. t.) To fit to something else, or for some specific end |
Frame (v. t.) To cause |
Frame (v. t.) To support. |
Frame (v. t.) To provide with a frame, as a picture. |
Frame (v. i.) To shape |
Frame (v. i.) To proceed |
Frame (n.) Anything composed of parts fitted and united together |
Frame (n.) The bodily structure |
Frame (n.) A kind of open case or structure made for admitting, inclosing, or supporting things, as that which incloses or contains a window, door, picture, etc. |
Frame (n.) The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels. |
Frame (n.) A molding box or flask, which being filled with sand serves as a mold for castings. |
Frame (n.) The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other structure with a fabric covering. |
Frame (n.) A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery, etc. |
Frame (n.) A glazed portable structure for protecting young plants from frost. |
Frame (n.) A stand to support the type cases for use by the compositor. |
Frame (n.) A term applied, especially in England, to certain machines built upon or within framework |
Frame (n.) Form |
Frame (n.) Particular state or disposition, as of the mind |
Frame (n.) Contrivance |
Hammer-beam (n.) A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam. |
Water frame () A name given to the first power spinning machine, because driven by water power. |
open frame break | any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare, the break in the eighth frame cost him the match |
frame | one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided |
frame-up setup | an act that incriminates someone on a false charge |
balance beam beam | a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts |
beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
beam | the broad side of a ship, they sighted land on the port beam |
beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm |
box beam box girder | a beam built up from boards, has a hollow rectangular cross section |
climbing frame | a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on |
cold frame | protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold |
frame framing | a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror, the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention, the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held |
frame | the framework for a pair of eyeglasses |
frame | a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film |
frame buffer | (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel |
I-beam | girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I' |
picture frame | a framework in which a picture is mounted |
skeleton skeletal frame frame underframe | the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape, the building has a steel skeleton |
spinning frame | spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn |
steelyard lever scale beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
tambour embroidery frame embroidery hoop | a frame made of two hoops, used for embroidering |
tie tie beam | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating, he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam |
walker Zimmer Zimmer frame | a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles, helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk |
window frame | the framework that supports a window |
beam | (nautical) breadth amidships |
e human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
skeletal system skeleton frame systema skeletale | the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal |
frame of reference frame | a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning |
coordinate system frame of reference reference system reference frame | a system that uses coordinates to establish position |
inertial reference frame inertial frame | a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid |
frame | an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently |
radio beam beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path, guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather |
frame | a single drawing in a comic strip |
beam-ends | (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel, on her beam-ends means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical |
beam beam of light light beam ray ray of light shaft shaft of light irradiation | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
beam ray electron beam | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation |
high beam | the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination |
laser beam | a beam of light generated by a laser |
low beam | the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance |
particle beam | a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) |
ion beam ionic beam | a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed |
state of mind frame of mind | a temporary psychological state |
time frame | a time period during which something occurs or is expected to occur, an agreement can be reached in a reasonably short time frame |
inning frame | (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat |
beam | smile radiantly, express joy through one's facial expression |
frame compose draw up | make up plans or basic details for, frame a policy |
air send broadcast beam transmit | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television, We cannot air this X-rated song |
frame redact cast put couch | formulate in a particular style or language, I wouldn't put it that way, She cast her request in very polite language |
beam | express with a beaming face or smile, he beamed his approval |
frame frame in border | enclose in or as if in a frame, frame a picture |
frame frame up | construct by fitting or uniting parts together |