| slovo | definícia |
beam
(mass) | beam
- úsmev, lúč |
beam
(encz) | beam,břevno n: Zdeněk Brož |
beam
(encz) | beam,kladina n: Zdeněk Brož |
beam
(encz) | beam,kužel světla Zdeněk Brož |
beam
(encz) | beam,nosník n: Zdeněk Brož |
beam
(encz) | beam,paprsek |
beam
(encz) | beam,trám n: Zdeněk Brož |
beam
(encz) | beam,transportovat paprskem v: [sci-fi] Rostislav Svoboda |
Beam
(gcide) | Beam \Beam\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be['a]m beam, post, tree, ray of
light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG.
boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr.
fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff,
rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow,
spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [root]97.
See Be; cf. Boom a spar.]
1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to
its thickness, and prepared for use.
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2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or
ship.
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The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber
stretching across from side to side to support the
decks. --Totten.
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3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more
beam than another.
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4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales
are suspended.
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The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.
--Pope.
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5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which
bears the antlers, or branches.
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6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.
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7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which
weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder
on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being
called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
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8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
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9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter
are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen
or horses that draw it.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating
motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected
with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and
the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called
also working beam or walking beam.
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11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun
or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
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How far that little candle throws his beams!
--Shak.
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12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
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Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble.
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13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called
also beam feather.
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Abaft the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a
line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the
direction of her beams, and that point of the compass
toward which her stern is directed.
Beam center (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the
working beam of an engine vibrates.
Beam compass, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,
having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;
-- used for drawing or describing large circles.
Beam engine, a steam engine having a working beam to
transmit power, in distinction from one which has its
piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel
shaft.
Before the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included
between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and
that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.
On the beam, in a line with the beams, or at right angles
with the keel.
On the weather beam, on the side of a ship which faces the
wind.
To be on her beam ends, to incline, as a vessel, so much on
one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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Beam
(gcide) | Beam \Beam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beamed (b[=e]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. Beaming.]
To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as,
to beam forth light.
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Beam
(gcide) | Beam \Beam\, v. i.
To emit beams of light.
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He beamed, the daystar of the rising age. --Trumbull.
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beam
(wn) | beam
n 1: a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane
pilots in darkness or bad weather [syn: radio beam,
beam]
2: long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in
construction
3: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
[syn: beam, ray, electron beam]
4: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: beam, {beam of
light}, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, {shaft
of light}, irradiation]
5: (nautical) breadth amidships
6: the broad side of a ship; "they sighted land on the port
beam"
7: a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts [syn: {balance
beam}, beam]
v 1: smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial
expression
2: emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun
shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
[syn: shine, beam]
3: express with a beaming face or smile; "he beamed his
approval"
4: broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; "We
cannot air this X-rated song" [syn: air, send,
broadcast, beam, transmit]
5: have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or
pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" [syn:
glow, beam, radiate, shine]
6: experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good
health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy";
"Her face radiated with happiness" [syn: glow, beam,
radiate, shine] |
beam
(foldoc) | beam
(From Star Trek Classic's "Beam me up, Scotty!") To
transfer softcopy of a file electronically; most often in
combining forms such as "beam me a copy" or "beam that over to
his site". Compare blast, snarf, BLT.
[Jargon File]
(2009-06-09)
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beam
(jargon) | beam
vt.
[from Star Trek Classic's “Beam me up, Scotty!”]
1. To transfer softcopy of a file electronically; most often in combining
forms such as beam me a copy or beam that over to his site.
2. Palm Pilot users very commonly use this term for the act of exchanging
bits via the infrared links on their machines (this term seems to have
originated with the ill-fated Newton Message Pad). Compare blast, {snarf
}, BLT.
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hornbeam
(mass) | hornbeam
- hrab |
abeam
(encz) | abeam,ze strany adv: Petr Prášek |
balance beam
(encz) | balance beam,kladina n: Zdeněk Brož |
beam-ends
(encz) | beam-ends,konce palubnic Zdeněk Brož |
beamed
(encz) | beamed,trámový adj: webbeamed,vysílal v: Zdeněk Brožbeamed,zářil v: Zdeněk Brož |
beamer
(encz) | beamer,rychlý nadhoz Zdeněk Brož |
beaming
(encz) | beaming,vysílání n: Zdeněk Brožbeaming,záření n: Zdeněk Brož |
beamish
(encz) | beamish,zářící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
beams
(encz) | beams,paprsky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
beamy
(encz) | beamy,masivní adj: Zdeněk Brožbeamy,zářící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
castellated beam
(encz) | castellated beam,prolamovaný nosník [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
collar beam
(encz) | collar beam,hambalek [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
crossbeam
(encz) | crossbeam,rozpěra n: Zdeněk Brož |
electron beam
(encz) | electron beam,elektronový paprsek n: sheeryjay |
eye-beaming
(encz) | eye-beaming, n: |
high beam
(encz) | high beam,dálkové světlo Zdeněk Brož |
hop hornbeam
(encz) | hop hornbeam, n: |
hornbeam
(encz) | hornbeam,habr n: [bot.] Carpinus Zdeněk Brož; Pino |
i-beam
(encz) | I-beam, |
inoic beam
(encz) | inoic beam, n: |
ion beam
(encz) | ion beam, n: |
laser beam
(encz) | laser beam, n: |
light beam
(encz) | light beam, n: |
low beam
(encz) | low beam, |
low-beam
(encz) | low-beam, adj: |
moonbeam
(encz) | moonbeam,měsíční paprsek Zdeněk Brož |
particle beam
(encz) | particle beam, n: |
radio beam
(encz) | radio beam, n: |
reversed beam
(encz) | reversed beam,vzpinadlo [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
sunbeam
(encz) | sunbeam,sluneční paprsek Zdeněk Brož |
tie beam
(encz) | tie beam,vazný trám [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
wall beam
(encz) | wall beam,pozednice [stav.] Oldřich Švec |
whitebeam
(encz) | whitebeam,jeřáb muk n: [bot.] sorbus aria Pino |
laser beam detector
(czen) | Laser Beam Detector,LBD[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
molecular beam epitaxy
(czen) | Molecular Beam Epitaxy,MBE[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
sea-lite beam director
(czen) | Sea-Lite Beam Director,SLBD[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Abaft the beam
(gcide) | Abaft \A*baft"\ ([.a]*b[.a]ft"), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE. baft,
baften, biaften, AS. be[ae]ftan; be by + [ae]ftan behind. See
After, Aft, By.] (Naut.)
Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.
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Abaft the beam. See under Beam.
[1913 Webster]Beam \Beam\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be['a]m beam, post, tree, ray of
light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG.
boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr.
fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff,
rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow,
spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [root]97.
See Be; cf. Boom a spar.]
1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to
its thickness, and prepared for use.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or
ship.
[1913 Webster]
The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber
stretching across from side to side to support the
decks. --Totten.
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3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more
beam than another.
[1913 Webster]
4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales
are suspended.
[1913 Webster]
The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.
--Pope.
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5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which
bears the antlers, or branches.
[1913 Webster]
6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which
weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder
on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being
called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
[1913 Webster]
8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
[1913 Webster]
9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter
are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen
or horses that draw it.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating
motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected
with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and
the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called
also working beam or walking beam.
[1913 Webster]
11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun
or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
[1913 Webster]
How far that little candle throws his beams!
--Shak.
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12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
[1913 Webster]
Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble.
[1913 Webster]
13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called
also beam feather.
[1913 Webster]
Abaft the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a
line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the
direction of her beams, and that point of the compass
toward which her stern is directed.
Beam center (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the
working beam of an engine vibrates.
Beam compass, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,
having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;
-- used for drawing or describing large circles.
Beam engine, a steam engine having a working beam to
transmit power, in distinction from one which has its
piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel
shaft.
Before the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included
between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and
that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.
On the beam, in a line with the beams, or at right angles
with the keel.
On the weather beam, on the side of a ship which faces the
wind.
To be on her beam ends, to incline, as a vessel, so much on
one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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Abeam
(gcide) | Abeam \A*beam"\, adv. [Pref. a- + beam.] (Naut.)
On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle
with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's
side.
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Beam
(gcide) | Beam \Beam\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be['a]m beam, post, tree, ray of
light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG.
boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr.
fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff,
rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow,
spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [root]97.
See Be; cf. Boom a spar.]
1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to
its thickness, and prepared for use.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or
ship.
[1913 Webster]
The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber
stretching across from side to side to support the
decks. --Totten.
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3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more
beam than another.
[1913 Webster]
4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales
are suspended.
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The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.
--Pope.
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5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which
bears the antlers, or branches.
[1913 Webster]
6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which
weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder
on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being
called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
[1913 Webster]
8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
[1913 Webster]
9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter
are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen
or horses that draw it.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating
motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected
with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and
the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called
also working beam or walking beam.
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11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun
or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
[1913 Webster]
How far that little candle throws his beams!
--Shak.
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12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
[1913 Webster]
Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble.
[1913 Webster]
13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called
also beam feather.
[1913 Webster]
Abaft the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a
line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the
direction of her beams, and that point of the compass
toward which her stern is directed.
Beam center (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the
working beam of an engine vibrates.
Beam compass, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,
having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;
-- used for drawing or describing large circles.
Beam engine, a steam engine having a working beam to
transmit power, in distinction from one which has its
piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel
shaft.
Before the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included
between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and
that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.
On the beam, in a line with the beams, or at right angles
with the keel.
On the weather beam, on the side of a ship which faces the
wind.
To be on her beam ends, to incline, as a vessel, so much on
one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
[1913 Webster]Beam \Beam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beamed (b[=e]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. Beaming.]
To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as,
to beam forth light.
[1913 Webster]Beam \Beam\, v. i.
To emit beams of light.
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He beamed, the daystar of the rising age. --Trumbull.
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Beam center
(gcide) | Beam \Beam\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be['a]m beam, post, tree, ray of
light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG.
boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr.
fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff,
rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow,
spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [root]97.
See Be; cf. Boom a spar.]
1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to
its thickness, and prepared for use.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or
ship.
[1913 Webster]
The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber
stretching across from side to side to support the
decks. --Totten.
[1913 Webster]
3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more
beam than another.
[1913 Webster]
4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales
are suspended.
[1913 Webster]
The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.
--Pope.
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5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which
bears the antlers, or branches.
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6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which
weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder
on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being
called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
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8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
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9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter
are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen
or horses that draw it.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating
motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected
with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and
the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called
also working beam or walking beam.
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11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun
or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
[1913 Webster]
How far that little candle throws his beams!
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
[1913 Webster]
Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble.
[1913 Webster]
13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called
also beam feather.
[1913 Webster]
Abaft the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a
line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the
direction of her beams, and that point of the compass
toward which her stern is directed.
Beam center (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the
working beam of an engine vibrates.
Beam compass, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,
having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;
-- used for drawing or describing large circles.
Beam engine, a steam engine having a working beam to
transmit power, in distinction from one which has its
piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel
shaft.
Before the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included
between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and
that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.
On the beam, in a line with the beams, or at right angles
with the keel.
On the weather beam, on the side of a ship which faces the
wind.
To be on her beam ends, to incline, as a vessel, so much on
one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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Beam compass
(gcide) | Compass \Com"pass\ (k[u^]m"pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL.
compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com- + passus
pace, step. See Pace, Pass.]
1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
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They fetched a compass of seven day's journey. --2
Kings iii. 9.
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This day I breathed first; time is come round,
And where I did begin, there shall I end;
My life is run his compass. --Shak.
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2. An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within
the compass of an encircling wall.
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3. An inclosed space; an area; extent.
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Their wisdom . . . lies in a very narrow compass.
--Addison.
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4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of
his eye; the compass of imagination.
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The compass of his argument. --Wordsworth.
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5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits;
-- used with within.
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In two hundred years before (I speak within
compass), no such commission had been executed.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity
of a voice or instrument.
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You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of
my compass. --Shak.
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7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's
surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning
freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and
southerly direction.
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He that first discovered the use of the compass did
more for the supplying and increase of useful
commodities than those who built workhouses.
--Locke.
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8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See Compasses.
To fix one foot of their compass wherever they
please. --Swift.
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9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.]
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The tryne compas [the threefold world containing
earth, sea, and heaven. --Skeat.] --Chaucer.
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Azimuth compass. See under Azimuth.
Beam compass. See under Beam.
Compass card, the circular card attached to the needles of
a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two
points or rhumbs.
Compass dial, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial
to tell the hour of the day.
Compass plane (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of
its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave
faces of curved woodwork.
Compass plant, Compass flower (Bot.), a plant of the
American prairies (Silphium laciniatum), not unlike a
small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are
vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present
their edges north and south.
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Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the
magnet:
This is the compass flower. --Longefellow.
Compass saw, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a
curve; -- called also fret saw and keyhole saw.
Compass timber (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber.
Compass window (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel
window.
Mariner's compass, a kind of compass used in navigation. It
has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a
card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with
reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's
head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called
also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing
it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order
to preserve its horizontal position.
Surveyor's compass, an instrument used in surveying for
measuring horizontal angles. See Circumferentor.
Variation compass, a compass of delicate construction, used
in observations on the variations of the needle.
To fetch a compass, to make a circuit.
[1913 Webster]Beam \Beam\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be['a]m beam, post, tree, ray of
light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG.
boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr.
fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff,
rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow,
spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [root]97.
See Be; cf. Boom a spar.]
1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to
its thickness, and prepared for use.
[1913 Webster]
2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or
ship.
[1913 Webster]
The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber
stretching across from side to side to support the
decks. --Totten.
[1913 Webster]
3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more
beam than another.
[1913 Webster]
4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales
are suspended.
[1913 Webster]
The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.
--Pope.
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5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which
bears the antlers, or branches.
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6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.
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7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which
weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder
on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being
called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
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8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
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9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter
are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen
or horses that draw it.
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10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating
motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected
with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and
the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called
also working beam or walking beam.
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11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun
or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
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How far that little candle throws his beams!
--Shak.
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12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
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Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble.
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13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called
also beam feather.
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Abaft the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a
line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the
direction of her beams, and that point of the compass
toward which her stern is directed.
Beam center (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the
working beam of an engine vibrates.
Beam compass, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,
having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;
-- used for drawing or describing large circles.
Beam engine, a steam engine having a working beam to
transmit power, in distinction from one which has its
piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel
shaft.
Before the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included
between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and
that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.
On the beam, in a line with the beams, or at right angles
with the keel.
On the weather beam, on the side of a ship which faces the
wind.
To be on her beam ends, to incline, as a vessel, so much on
one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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Beam engine
(gcide) | Beam \Beam\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be['a]m beam, post, tree, ray of
light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG.
boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr.
fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff,
rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow,
spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [root]97.
See Be; cf. Boom a spar.]
1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to
its thickness, and prepared for use.
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2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or
ship.
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The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber
stretching across from side to side to support the
decks. --Totten.
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3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more
beam than another.
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4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales
are suspended.
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The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.
--Pope.
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5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which
bears the antlers, or branches.
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6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.
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7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which
weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder
on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being
called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
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8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
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9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter
are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen
or horses that draw it.
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10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating
motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected
with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and
the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called
also working beam or walking beam.
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11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun
or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
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How far that little candle throws his beams!
--Shak.
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12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
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Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble.
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13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called
also beam feather.
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Abaft the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a
line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the
direction of her beams, and that point of the compass
toward which her stern is directed.
Beam center (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the
working beam of an engine vibrates.
Beam compass, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,
having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;
-- used for drawing or describing large circles.
Beam engine, a steam engine having a working beam to
transmit power, in distinction from one which has its
piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel
shaft.
Before the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included
between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and
that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.
On the beam, in a line with the beams, or at right angles
with the keel.
On the weather beam, on the side of a ship which faces the
wind.
To be on her beam ends, to incline, as a vessel, so much on
one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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beam feather
(gcide) | Beam \Beam\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be['a]m beam, post, tree, ray of
light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG.
boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr.
fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff,
rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow,
spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [root]97.
See Be; cf. Boom a spar.]
1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to
its thickness, and prepared for use.
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2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or
ship.
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The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber
stretching across from side to side to support the
decks. --Totten.
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3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more
beam than another.
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4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales
are suspended.
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The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.
--Pope.
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5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which
bears the antlers, or branches.
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6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.
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7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which
weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder
on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being
called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
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8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
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9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter
are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen
or horses that draw it.
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10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating
motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected
with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and
the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called
also working beam or walking beam.
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11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun
or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
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How far that little candle throws his beams!
--Shak.
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12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
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Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble.
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13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called
also beam feather.
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Abaft the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a
line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the
direction of her beams, and that point of the compass
toward which her stern is directed.
Beam center (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the
working beam of an engine vibrates.
Beam compass, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,
having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;
-- used for drawing or describing large circles.
Beam engine, a steam engine having a working beam to
transmit power, in distinction from one which has its
piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel
shaft.
Before the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included
between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and
that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.
On the beam, in a line with the beams, or at right angles
with the keel.
On the weather beam, on the side of a ship which faces the
wind.
To be on her beam ends, to incline, as a vessel, so much on
one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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Beam tree
(gcide) | Beam tree \Beam" tree`\ [AS. be['a]m a tree. See Beam.] (Bot.)
A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple.
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Beambird
(gcide) | Beambird \Beam"bird`\, n. (Zool.)
A small European flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola), so called
because it often nests on a beam in a building.
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Beamed
(gcide) | Beam \Beam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beamed (b[=e]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. Beaming.]
To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as,
to beam forth light.
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Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag.
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Tost his beamed frontlet to the sky. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Beamful
(gcide) | Beamful \Beam"ful\, a.
Beamy; radiant.
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Beamily
(gcide) | Beamily \Beam"i*ly\, adv.
In a beaming manner.
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Beaminess
(gcide) | Beaminess \Beam"i*ness\, n.
The state of being beamy.
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Beaming
(gcide) | Beaming \Beam"ing\, a.
Emitting beams; radiant.
[1913 Webster]Beam \Beam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beamed (b[=e]md); p. pr. &
vb. n. Beaming.]
To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as,
to beam forth light.
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Beamingly
(gcide) | Beamingly \Beam"ing*ly\, adv.
In a beaming manner; radiantly.
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Beamless
(gcide) | Beamless \Beam"less\, a.
1. Not having a beam.
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2. Not emitting light.
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Beamlet
(gcide) | Beamlet \Beam"let\, n.
A small beam of light.
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Beamy
(gcide) | Beamy \Beam"y\, a.
1. Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining. "Beamy gold."
--Tickell.
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2. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
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His double-biting ax, and beamy spear. --Dryden.
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3. Having horns, or antlers.
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Beamy stags in toils engage. --Dryden.
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Before the beam
(gcide) | Beam \Beam\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be['a]m beam, post, tree, ray of
light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG.
boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr.
fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff,
rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow,
spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [root]97.
See Be; cf. Boom a spar.]
1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to
its thickness, and prepared for use.
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2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or
ship.
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The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber
stretching across from side to side to support the
decks. --Totten.
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3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more
beam than another.
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4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales
are suspended.
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The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.
--Pope.
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5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which
bears the antlers, or branches.
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6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.
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7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which
weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder
on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being
called the fore beam, the other the back beam.
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8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.
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9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter
are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen
or horses that draw it.
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10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating
motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected
with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and
the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called
also working beam or walking beam.
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11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun
or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.
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How far that little candle throws his beams!
--Shak.
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12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.
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Mercy with her genial beam. --Keble.
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13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called
also beam feather.
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Abaft the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a
line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the
direction of her beams, and that point of the compass
toward which her stern is directed.
Beam center (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the
working beam of an engine vibrates.
Beam compass, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,
having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;
-- used for drawing or describing large circles.
Beam engine, a steam engine having a working beam to
transmit power, in distinction from one which has its
piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel
shaft.
Before the beam (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included
between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and
that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.
On the beam, in a line with the beams, or at right angles
with the keel.
On the weather beam, on the side of a ship which faces the
wind.
To be on her beam ends, to incline, as a vessel, so much on
one side that her beams approach a vertical position.
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Binding beam
(gcide) | Binding \Bind"ing\, a.
That binds; obligatory.
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Binding beam (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring.
Binding joist (Arch.), the secondary timber in
double-framed flooring.
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Syn: Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent;
astringent; costive; styptic.
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Box beam
(gcide) | Box \Box\, n.; pl. Boxes [As. box a small case or vessel with
a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus
boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See Pyx, and cf. Box a
tree, Bushel.]
1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various
shapes.
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2. The quantity that a box contain.
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3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or
other place of public amusement.
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Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.
--Dorset.
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The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.
--Dryden.
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4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a
poor box; a contribution box.
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Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,
Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.
Warton.
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5. A small country house. "A shooting box." --Wilson.
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Tight boxes neatly sashed. --Cowper.
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6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.
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7. (Mach)
(a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.
(b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;
the bucket of a lifting pump.
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8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.
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9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or
gift. "A Christmas box." --Dickens.
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10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.
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11. (Zool.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.
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Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box
lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying
substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox
or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.
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Box beam (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have
the form of a long box.
Box car (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and
inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.
Box chronometer, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,
to preserve its proper position.
Box coat, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a
heavy cape to carry off the rain.
Box coupling, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or
other parts in machinery.
Box crab (Zool.), a crab of the genus Calappa, which,
when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.
Box drain (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,
and with flat top and bottom.
Box girder (Arch.), a box beam.
Box groove (Metal Working), a closed groove between two
rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between
collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.
Box metal, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,
and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.
Box plait, a plait that doubles both to the right and the
left.
Box turtle or
Box tortoise (Zool.), a land tortoise or turtle of the
genera Cistudo and Emys; -- so named because it can
withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by
hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an
exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.
In a box, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in
difficulty. (Colloq.)
In the wrong box, out of one's place; out of one's element;
awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)
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Brake beam
(gcide) | Brake \Brake\ (br[=a]k), n. [OE. brake; cf. LG. brake an
instrument for breaking flax, G. breche, fr. the root of E.
break. See Break, v. t., and cf. Breach.]
1. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part
of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the
fiber.
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2. An extended handle by means of which a number of men can
unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine.
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3. A baker's kneading though. --Johnson.
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4. A sharp bit or snaffle.
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Pampered jades . . . which need nor break nor bit.
--Gascoigne.
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5. A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith
is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle,
horses, etc.
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A horse . . . which Philip had bought . . . and
because of his fierceness kept him within a brake of
iron bars. --J. Brende.
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6. That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or
engine, which enables it to turn.
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7. (Mil.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow
and ballista.
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8. (Agric.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after
plowing; a drag.
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9. A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by
friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure
of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets
against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever
against a wheel or drum in a machine.
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10. (Engin.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam
engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of
friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.
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11. A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in
horses.
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12. An ancient instrument of torture. --Holinshed.
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Air brake. See Air brake, in the Vocabulary.
Brake beam or Brake bar, the beam that connects the brake
blocks of opposite wheels.
Brake block.
(a) The part of a brake holding the brake shoe.
(b) A brake shoe.
Brake shoe or Brake rubber, the part of a brake against
which the wheel rubs.
Brake wheel, a wheel on the platform or top of a car by
which brakes are operated.
Continuous brake . See under Continuous.
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Breastbeam
(gcide) | Breastbeam \Breast"beam`\ (br[e^]st"b[=e]m`), n. (Mach.)
The front transverse beam of a locomotive.
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Camber beam
(gcide) | Camber \Cam"ber\, n. [Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F.
cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr.
camera vault, arch. See Chamber, and cf. Camerate.]
1. (Shipbuilding) An upward convexity of a deck or other
surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel
having an unusual convexity of deck).
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2. (Arch.) An upward concavity in the under side of a beam,
girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a
straight arch. See Hogback.
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Camber arch (Arch.), an arch whose intrados, though
apparently straight, has a slightly concave curve upward.
Camber beam (Arch.), a beam whose under side has a concave
curve upward.
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Collar beam
(gcide) | Collar \Col"lar\, n. [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier,
necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum;
akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.]
1. Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament,
restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a
lady's collar; the collar of a dog.
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2. (Arch.)
(a) A ring or cincture.
(b) A collar beam.
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3. (Bot.) The neck or line of junction between the root of a
plant and its stem. --Gray.
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4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it
devices to designate their rank or order.
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5. (Zool.)
(a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with
esophagus.
(b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.
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6. (Mech.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or
against an object, and used for restraining motion within
given limits, or for holding something to its place, or
for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a
shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a
collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it
enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a
stuffing box are sometimes called collars.
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7. (Naut.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or
stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which
certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.
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8. (Mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the
mouth of a shaft. --Raymond.
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Collar beam (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber
connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; --
also, called simply collar.
Collar of brawn, the quantity of brawn bound up in one
parcel. [Eng.] --Johnson.
Collar day, a day of great ceremony at the English court,
when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary orders, wear
the collars of those orders.
To slip the collar, to get free; to disentangle one's self
from difficulty, labor, or engagement. --Spenser.
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colliding beam accelerator
(gcide) | Particle accelerator \Par"ti*cle ac*cel"er*a*tor\, n. (Physics)
A large and expensive scientific instrument used by
physicists to accelerate elementary particles (such as
protons or electrons) to speeds near that of light, for the
purpose of investigating the fundamental properties of
matter; sometimes also called an atom smasher, since the
particles thus accelerated are often directed at targets of
atoms which are fragmented by the impact into their more
fundamental component particles.
Note: The particles generated by impact of a beam in an
accelerator on its target are detected by various types
of detecting apparatus, and procedures are required to
sort and identify the many particles created. The
fundamental particles generated by impacts in a
particle accelerator are often those not actually
present inside atoms; and in certain types of particle
accelerator, such as the colliding beam accelerator,
the impact which generates energetic particles is with
other fundamental particles, and not with atoms.
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colliding-beam accelerator
(gcide) | colliding-beam machine \colliding-beam machine\ n. (Physics)
a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of
particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in
opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on; --
called also colliding-beam accelerator and collider.
Note: This technique allows the production of collisions of
higher energy than would be possible with a single beam
produced by the same device.
Syn: particle collider; colliding-beam accelerator; collider.
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colliding-beam machine
(gcide) | colliding-beam machine \colliding-beam machine\ n. (Physics)
a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of
particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in
opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on; --
called also colliding-beam accelerator and collider.
Note: This technique allows the production of collisions of
higher energy than would be possible with a single beam
produced by the same device.
Syn: particle collider; colliding-beam accelerator; collider.
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Crossbeam
(gcide) | Crossbeam \Cross"beam`\ (-b[=e]m`). n.
1. (Arch.) A girder.
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2. (Naut.) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable
is fastened when riding at anchor.
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Embeam
(gcide) | Embeam \Em*beam"\, v. t.
To make brilliant with beams. [R.] --G. Fletcher.
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Eyebeam
(gcide) | Eyebeam \Eye"beam`\, n.
A glance of the eye. --Shak.
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eye-beaming
(gcide) | eye-beaming \eye-beaming\ n.
a radiant glance of the eye; as, he pretended profundity by
eye-beamings at people.
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Fish beam
(gcide) | Fish \Fish\, n.; pl. Fishes (f[i^]sh"[e^]z), or collectively,
Fish. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch,
OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk,
Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. Piscatorial. In some
cases, such as fish joint, fish plate, this word has prob.
been confused with fish, fr. F. fichea peg.]
1. A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of
diverse characteristics, living in the water.
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2. (Zool.) An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having
fins and a covering scales or plates. It breathes by means
of gills, and lives almost entirely in the water. See
Pisces.
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Note: The true fishes include the Teleostei (bony fishes),
Ganoidei, Dipnoi, and Elasmobranchii or Selachians
(sharks and skates). Formerly the leptocardia and
Marsipobranciata were also included, but these are now
generally regarded as two distinct classes, below the
fishes.
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3. pl. The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.
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4. The flesh of fish, used as food.
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5. (Naut.)
(a) A purchase used to fish the anchor.
(b) A piece of timber, somewhat in the form of a fish,
used to strengthen a mast or yard.
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Note: Fish is used adjectively or as part of a compound word;
as, fish line, fish pole, fish spear, fish-bellied.
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Age of Fishes. See under Age, n., 8.
Fish ball, fish (usually salted codfish) shared fine, mixed
with mashed potato, and made into the form of a small,
round cake. [U.S.]
Fish bar. Same as Fish plate (below).
Fish beam (Mech.), a beam one of whose sides (commonly the
under one) swells out like the belly of a fish. --Francis.
Fish crow (Zool.), a species of crow (Corvus ossifragus),
found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It feeds
largely on fish.
Fish culture, the artifical breeding and rearing of fish;
pisciculture.
Fish davit. See Davit.
Fish day, a day on which fish is eaten; a fast day.
Fish duck (Zool.), any species of merganser.
Fish fall, the tackle depending from the fish davit, used
in hauling up the anchor to the gunwale of a ship.
Fish garth, a dam or weir in a river for keeping fish or
taking them easily.
Fish glue. See Isinglass.
Fish joint, a joint formed by a plate or pair of plates
fastened upon two meeting beams, plates, etc., at their
junction; -- used largely in connecting the rails of
railroads.
Fish kettle, a long kettle for boiling fish whole.
Fish ladder, a dam with a series of steps which fish can
leap in order to ascend falls in a river.
Fish line, or Fishing line, a line made of twisted hair,
silk, etc., used in angling.
Fish louse (Zool.), any crustacean parasitic on fishes,
esp. the parasitic Copepoda, belonging to Caligus,
Argulus, and other related genera. See Branchiura.
Fish maw (Zool.), the stomach of a fish; also, the air
bladder, or sound.
Fish meal, fish desiccated and ground fine, for use in
soups, etc.
Fish oil, oil obtained from the bodies of fish and marine
animals, as whales, seals, sharks, from cods' livers, etc.
Fish owl (Zool.), a fish-eating owl of the Old World genera
Scotopelia and Ketupa, esp. a large East Indian
species (K. Ceylonensis).
Fish plate, one of the plates of a fish joint.
Fish pot, a wicker basket, sunk, with a float attached, for
catching crabs, lobsters, etc.
Fish pound, a net attached to stakes, for entrapping and
catching fish; a weir. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.
Fish slice, a broad knife for dividing fish at table; a
fish trowel.
Fish slide, an inclined box set in a stream at a small
fall, or ripple, to catch fish descending the current.
--Knight.
Fish sound, the air bladder of certain fishes, esp. those
that are dried and used as food, or in the arts, as for
the preparation of isinglass.
Fish story, a story which taxes credulity; an extravagant
or incredible narration. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.
Fish strainer.
(a) A metal colander, with handles, for taking fish from a
boiler.
(b) A perforated earthenware slab at the bottom of a dish,
to drain the water from a boiled fish.
Fish trowel, a fish slice.
Fish weir or Fish wear, a weir set in a stream, for
catching fish.
Neither fish nor flesh, Neither fish nor fowl (Fig.),
neither one thing nor the other.
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Footing beam
(gcide) | Footing \Foot"ing\, n.
1. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm
foundation to stand on.
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In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help
to the next. --Holder.
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2. Standing; position; established place; basis for
operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
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As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the
charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite.
--Macaulay.
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3. Relative condition; state.
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Lived on a footing of equality with nobles.
--Macaulay.
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4. Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
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Hark, I hear the footing of a man. --Shak.
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5. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or
sum total of such a column.
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6. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is
added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.
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7. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.
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8. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly
deprived of oil. --Simmonds.
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9. (Arch. & Enging.) The thickened or sloping portion of a
wall, or of an embankment at its foot.
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Footing course (Arch.), one of the courses of masonry at
the foot of a wall, broader than the courses above.
To pay one's footing, to pay a fee on first doing anything,
as working at a trade or in a shop. --Wright.
Footing beam, the tie beam of a roof.
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Forebeam
(gcide) | Forebeam \Fore"beam`\, n.
The breast beam of a loom.
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