beam in Arabic
خَشَبَة ḵašaba
/ˈbiːm/
beam in Arabic: خَشَبَة (ḵašaba), كَمَرَة (kamara), جَائِز (jāʔiz), شُعَاع (šuʕāʕ). In English, beam means any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
Arabic words for beam
- large piece of timber or iron
- خَشَبَة ḵašaba
- principal horizontal beam in a building
- كَمَرَة kamara, جَائِز jāʔiz
- ray
- شُعَاع šuʕāʕ
English meaning of beam
- noun Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- noun One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.
- noun One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
- noun 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).
beam in a sentence
- This ship has more beam than that one.
- As the vessel passes a landmark, the landmark is said to be abeam. Once the vessel has passed the landmark, it falls abaft the beam, then it gradually falls astern.
- a beam of hope, or of comfort
Synonyms of beam
beam in other languages
Questions about beam in Arabic
- What is the meaning of beam in Arabic?
- Beam in Arabic is خَشَبَة (ḵašaba), كَمَرَة (kamara), جَائِز (jāʔiz), شُعَاع (šuʕāʕ).
- ما معنى كلمة beam؟
- Beam: خَشَبَة (ḵašaba), كَمَرَة (kamara), جَائِز (jāʔiz), شُعَاع (šuʕāʕ).
- What does beam mean in English?
- Beam means any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
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