beam
noun
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
beams
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pluralof beam.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof beam (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
beamnounany of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
Example Sentences
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The detector repeatedly records more baryons than antibaryons emerging sideways from the collisions, perpendicular to the direction of the incoming beams.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
They also included sections where the path would be elevated above the ground, supported by beams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
They then used focused ion beams to cut hundreds of extremely small slits into the metal.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Look for wavy lines on straight structures like iron beams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The roof beams were so low Owen could almost reach up and touch them, and there was no sink, and no toilet.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
