beam (n)

n02815950

type n
lex_filenum 06
def long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
Outgoing links
Hypernym structural member; piece
Hyponym box beam, box girder; cantilever; girder; header; header, lintel; joist; keel; keelson; rafter, balk, baulk; rider plate; ridge, ridgepole, rooftree; shore, shoring; tie, tie beam; timber; trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece
Substance meronym wood
Incoming links
Hypernym box beam, box girder; cantilever; girder; header; header, lintel; joist; keel; keelson; rafter, balk, baulk; rider plate; ridge, ridgepole, rooftree; shore, shoring; tie, tie beam; timber; trave, traverse, crossbeam, crosspiece
Hyponym piece; structural member
Substance holonym wood

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