2. Verb. (third-person singular of beam) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beams
1. beam [v] - See also: beam
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beams
Literary usage of Beams
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1813)
"... there are fome melan- fail of getting on one of the beams, ... in the middle
being the principal piece, and thence the number of beams is always odd. ..."
2. Transactions (1868)
"THE strength and form of railway bridges of small span, and the cross-beams of
railway bridges, have not attracted that amount of attention their importance ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1870)
"The author refers to his previous papers, read in 1855 and 1857, wherein he
described experiments showing the existence of an element of strength in beams, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"For example, "to fireproof" means, iu certain localities, to protect wooden beams
with incombustible material, and " fireproofed construction " is likewise ..."
5. Ancient Ships by Cecil Torr (1894)
"In the earliest Greek ships the beams formed the upper limit of the hold, and
above them were the thwarts for the rowers of the single bank ; these thwarts ..."
6. The Architects' and Builders' Handbook: Data for Architects, Structural by Frank Eugene Kidder (1921)
"Bethlehem beams, due to the proportions of the sections, •» generally 10% less
than standard beams of the same depth and strength, example (Table VI, ..."
7. The Elasticity and Resistance of the Materials of Engineering by William Hubert Burr (1903)
"6<>i Influence oj Time on the Strains oj Timber beams . ... Composite beams or
Other Members of Concrete and Steel ......... 619 71. ..."
Other Resources:
