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View synonyms for I-beam

I-beam

[ ahy-beem ]

noun

  1. a rolled or extruded metal beam having a cross section resembling an I. Compare H-beam.


I-beam

noun

  1. a rolled steel joist or a girder with a cross section in the form of a capital letter I Compare H-beam
“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 History and Origins

Origin of I-beam1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

I like how Macchi makes an I-beam do the one thing it is absolutely meant not to do: bend.

Wyman collapsed into the bay of the I-beam as if he'd been kicked in the stomach.

This is essentially a steel I-beam (A) which grips the logs so that they will not slip.

He stood at last, quivering, leaning against a gigantic I-beam that supported a heavy-casting freightway.

The balance is attached to an upright I-beam which is anchored to the floor and ceiling of the calorimeter laboratory.

I-beam was not loaded to its full capacity, its deflection caused an outward flexure of 3/4 in.

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