桁 — meaning in English

English meaning

• beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
• girder noun A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
• place noun A particular area, location, or spot.

Senses

桁 is used for these senses in English:

• girder A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
• order of magnitude (mathematics) The class of scale or magnitude of any amount, where each class contains values of a fixed ratio (most often 10) to the class preceding it.
• place Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.

beam — full definition

1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
3. noun A wide, happy smile.
4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

girder — full definition

1. noun A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
2. noun One who girds; a satirist.

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