梁 — 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.
• timber noun Wood that has been cut and prepared for building.

Senses

梁 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.
• timber (countable) A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.

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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