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I-beam
[ ahy-beem ]
/ ˈaɪˌbim /
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noun
a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I.Compare H-beam.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Also called I-bar [ahy-bahr] /ˈaɪˌbɑr/ .
Origin of I-beam
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby I-beam
I-bar, Ibaraki, Ibarruri, IBC, IBD, I-beam, I beg your pardon, Iberia, Iberian, Iberian Peninsula, iberis
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British Dictionary definitions for I-beam
I-beam
noun
a rolled steel joist or a girder with a cross section in the form of a capital letter ICompare H-beam
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