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The correct spelling is beam.
How to pronounce beam
/biːm/
nounIPA: /biːm/
Say it like: Bee-m
The correct spelling is beam. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. For example: "This ship has more beam than that one."
Usage Examples
“This ship has more beam than that one.”
“a beam of energy”
“a beam of hope, or of comfort”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- 2.One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.
- 3.The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam)
- 4.The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
- 5.The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
verb
- 1.To emit beams of light; shine; radiate.
- 2.To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
- 3.To furnish or supply with beams
- 4.To give the appearance of beams to.
- 5.To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
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