Plural of beam

Forms of beam

Beams in a sentence

• Lucie opened the door: and what do you think there was inside the hill?—a nice clean kitchen with a flagged floor and wooden beams—just like any other farm kitchen.1905, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
• A total of 15,000 beams of neutrinos were fired over a period of 3 years from CERN towards Gran Sassoin Italy, 730km (500 miles) away, where they were picked up by giant detectors.2011 September 22, Nick Collins, “Speed of light 'broken' by scientists”, in Daily Telegraph
• As the sun darted forth his beams, she darted a meaningful glance at me.From the entry dart
• He brought his portable sawmill and turned the old beams into interesting flooring.From the entry sawmill
• The beams supporting the roof had rotted, causing the entire house to fall down.From the entry fall down

Meaning of beam

1. noun Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
2. noun One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.
3. 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.

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• Beam in Sanskrit
• Beam in Tagalog
• Beam in Arabic

Questions about the plural of beam

What is the plural of beam?

The plural of beam is beams.

Is beam countable?

Beam is a countable noun.