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sandwich beam
Word Origin
noun
1.
flitch beam
.
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Also called
sandwich girder
.
Origin of
sandwich beam
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1885-1890
First recorded in
1885-90
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2017.
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British Dictionary definitions for
sandwich beam
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sandwich beam
noun
1.
a composite beam in which a viscoelastic layer is sandwiched between two elastic layers
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word Value for
sandwich
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