tignum — 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.
• log noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
• lumber noun Wood that has been sawn into boards or planks for building.

Senses

tignum is used for these senses in English:

• log The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
• lumber (North America) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. [from 17th c.]
• tree trunk (botany) The main structural member of a tree.

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.

log — full definition

1. noun A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.
2. noun A written record of events, especially a ship's or aircraft's progress, or of computer activity.
3. verb To cut down trees, especially commercially.
4. verb To record something in writing or in a system.

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